#PernellWhitaker #SweetPea #RIPSweetPea The living legend, "Sweet Pea" Pernell Whitaker sits down with RB & Jae to reflect on his Olympic career, being robbed against Julio Cesar Chavez, the best defensive fighters, and more.
@aaron pryor you must be a casual disrespecting Whitaker like that. I respect the real Aaron Pryor the greatest Jr welterweight champion of all time. But you you're an idiot
@aaron pryor Oscar De La Hoya was not a bum. Tito Trinidad wasn't either. Plus, Pernell has been robbed before. His record is still legit. Greenmount Avenue is right. You have no respect
pernell always had a slow way of talking he was the south and the hood. everytime a fighter talks he gets criticized about his speech. what do you expect he was a proffessional fighter. i still love him and appreciate what he did.
STFU no matter where you from that aint normal. Having said thst it goes with the game. I have nothing bad to say bout Sweat Pea. I just aint gonna lie for the man
Strange cause he wasn't hit often I think the few hits Chavez landed scrambled his eggs. Listen to most black fighters after they retire. Mexicans get hit alot more and listen to a recent Chavez interview or Barrera morales Márquez. No signs of trauma
Hagler was the most fierce, Pacquiao hardest puncher and Whitaker was ultimate defensive master. I cant think of any southpaws that would rank with them off top of my head. Maybe Joe Calzaghe?
🥊💯Rest in Power Pernell, and May your soul be place by our creator into the boxing heavens on judgement day. You were gifted and blessed with the ability too show all boxing fans the true definition of the sweet science. Also OneLove too you Pernell, you will always be missed, but never ever forgotten. Thank You Pernell 🥊💯✊🏿🖤✊🏿
Classic example of old school conditioning and training; what an example of pure class in this gentleman who studied the sweet science. Unheard of today and one that the game will truly miss! RIP Sweet Pea. You DID BEAT Chavez.
Sweet pea . Was great to c him and hear him talk . Its just a shame theres not a lot of interviews of him on utube . A great master . Thanks for all the entertainment and great fights sweet pea . Was a great pleasure to watch .
Norfolk is going to miss her son.. R.I.P Pernell... Sweet Science of Boxing never looked better... And if you never watched that fight then please do yourself a favor and see what this reporter was talking about... Chavez first loss was to this man right here...
I don't know how Whitaker was so underrated. Now that he's passed away, I'm sure the media will see how legend this guy was in his boxing skills which belong in the top of boxing.
.Pernell was a boss in the squared circle! I can't stop watching his highlights they're the epitome of the sweet science of boxing. Even folk who don't watch boxing appreciate his poetry in motion. It was truly a beautiful thing. r.i. p champ👊
Sweet Pea was truly one of the all time greats. He reminds me of Marvelous Marvin Hagler in this sense. Neither got all the accolades the deserved and earned. Both two of the very best of there era but under appreciated by history.
@BLACK Face don't be so stupid. Whitaker beat Chavez. And I'm Mexican, too. I had Chavez winning 5 rounds. Whitaker took the rest. People like you don't appreciate the sport. You're just a cheerleader.
When everyone talks about the all time greats it seems they wanna ignore Pernell Whittaker. He would give any fighter trouble in his prime. The guy was so hard to hit and so much tougher than what people gave him credit for. RIP
Rest in peace Sweet-pea. I loved watching you in the ring. I love the name Sweet-pea and if the Lord was to bless me with a son, I would love to middle name my son Sweet-pea. Not just because it has a great sound to it, but in the back of my mind, your brilliant Craftsman ship in the ring always will be with me. God bless you sweet pea!
Rest in peace sweet pea we know you won both of those fights against chavez and de lahoya .every true boxing fan and expert knows this for sure .a great olympian and one of the top ten greatest fighters of all time .if i could fight like anyone it would be sweet pea .his defensive technique and counter punching is unmatched .one of the greatest in history .rest in peace sweet pea one love forever .
Respect Whitaker but listen to the Chavez fight without audio the commentary pushed a narrative that Whitaker was way a head when at best he won by two rounds.
D Lopez They asked Mayweather who were the best fighters that he had fought and he completely ignored Castillo but said the best was a black boxer with over 27 losses.
Pernell was not only the best defensive fighter ever he was also the best southpaw the game will ever see! And in my opinion never lost a fight in the ring, rest in peace champ!
@@ericsnow2069 He put up a good fight but no way he beat Trinidad. If he was a few years younger I think he would have beaten Trinidad by a comfortable margin. He was better than Tito but not at the time they met in the ring.
Rest in peace Pete. I've sparred with him a few times and I sparred with a guy who challenged him for the title. Pete is one of the top 5 greatest fighters in the history of boxing.
Real good Man loved by many. He will be missed taken to soon. Best defensive boxer I've ever seen and a great counter punching master with aggression. Problay the best lightweight fighter ever.
RIP, I remember watching that fight as great as Chavez was he couldn't touch this man. Anybody disagrees you need to watch it. One of the biggest robbers of all time
Slickest all around boxer of all time who rumbled anybody at anytime, footwork and balance on 1 million and couldn’t be touched with yard stick RIP Big Homie 🙏🏽
Can't agree with Pernell on the Chavez fight, though I accept mine is a minority view. I rate Whitaker very highly but he was allowed to get away with a lot of spoiling against Chavez. Benton said he told Meldrick Taylor to hit Chavez on the hips to disrupt his rhythm in their fight in 1990 and for sure his gameplan with Pernell was along similar lines, difference being Whitaker was a brilliant defensive fighter and naturally awkward. He was a nightmare to fight, particularly for a precise well-balanced combination puncher like Chavez. The idea put across by many, including the commentators and most the print media that Whitaker outfought Chavez is laughable. The plan was to irritate, frustrate, foul and keep him from getting set. It worked. And let's be honest here that he is fouling, a lot. I'm not talking about the low blows that Chavez always gets dogged on by the announcers (yes, he does hit low) - though Whitaker lands plenty of them here - but the excessive crouching so his head at times is level with Chavez' waistband, and also the holding and wrestling, sometimes maneuvering himself so he's behind Chavez. It's ridiculous. 50% of Whitaker's game in this fight is was is called "spoiling", when lesser fighters do it. I watched this fight live and it was incredibly disappointing - the fight to determine P4P no.1 did not live up to its billing. And that wasn't just down to the "bad" verdict or Chavez looking far from his usual invincible self, it was Whitaker's tactics. They were effective, no doubt but he shouldn't have been allowed to get away with some of the stuff he was pulling in there. Yes, Chavez cut a frustrated figure and was out of ideas by the middle rounds but he was there to fight, if it was left up to him. Whitaker was the guy who turned the Leonard - Duran of the 90s into a underwhelming spectacle.
