Who Was More Exciting Pernell Whitaker Or Floyd Mayweather Jr ??

Who was more entertaining, Mayweather at Superfeatherweight or Whitaker at Lightweight ?? Mayweather, Whitaker, are both my all time favorite fighters i really can't split em i have to say its a draw but whats your opinions ??

Whitaker threw about 100 punches around while being nearly impossible to hit, and holds compubox records for punches thrown. That in itself makes him more "exciting" then Mayweather.

Im agreeing Sweet Pea was just more fun to watch

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Whitaker threw about 100 punches around while being nearly impossible to hit, and holds compubox records for punches thrown. That in itself makes him more "exciting" then Mayweather.

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He used to brawl more aswell. His fight with Mayweather was very entertaining even the ref got staggered from a punch from Whitaker ;D

But Mayweather was in some good fights at Superfeatherweight remember his fight with Jesus Chavez.

I hate Floyd but respect where it's due... Floyd has more KOs... I think Floyd a few years back before he started doing all this weight jumping was very exciting... And yes that Jesus Chavez fight was great! Castillo gave him fits!

Pernell had many great fights but I have to go with YOUNGER Floyd!

It really is all relitive... Who's to say whats exciting... I loved watching Sweet Pea

whitaker way more entertainig

Whitaker was only impossible to hit by lesser opponents. Chavez and Oscar hit him plenty of times. I think Whitaker was fun to watch, but he was less dynamic than Mayweather. Also there have been a few fights in Mayweather's career where he has decided to make it a brawl and has had as exciting of fights as anyone I've seen like against Ndou, Corley, Sosa, Chavez, Burton. Also Mayweather always does amazing things, A lot of times Whitaker looked kind of like Roy JOnes Jr. and just playing with opponents. I still feel Whitaker didn't have the greatest competition, at least guys who matched up well with him, most of them were very slow and Mayweather would have also handled them with ease(except the guys like Chavez). Also Mayweather is the better athlete, he hits harder than Whitaker and he's faster which makes him more exciting because he looks so quick and crisp. When its all said and done I think its a toss up.

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Whitaker was only impossible to hit by lesser opponents. Chavez and Oscar hit him plenty of times. I think Whitaker was fun to watch, but he was less dynamic than Mayweather. Also there have been a few fights in Mayweather's career where he has decided to make it a brawl and has had as exciting of fights as anyone I've seen like against Ndou, Corley, Sosa, Chavez, Burton. Also Mayweather always does amazing things, A lot of times Whitaker looked kind of like Roy JOnes Jr. and just playing with opponents. I still feel Whitaker didn't have the greatest competition, at least guys who matched up well with him, most of them were very slow and Mayweather would have also handled them with ease(except the guys like Chavez). Also Mayweather is the better athlete, he hits harder than Whitaker and he's faster which makes him more exciting because he looks so quick and crisp. When its all said and done I think its a toss up.

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But it sounds like you're leaning toward Mayweather ;) ;D

Mayweather for me.

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I still feel Whitaker didn't have the greatest competition,

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Roger Mayweather, Jose Luis Ramirez, Greg Haugen, AZUMAH NELSON, Jorge Paez, Buddy McGirt, Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Hurtado and Oscar De la Hoya isn't good enough?

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Whitaker was only impossible to hit by lesser opponents. Chavez and Oscar hit him plenty of times. I think Whitaker was fun to watch, but he was less dynamic than Mayweather. Also there have been a few fights in Mayweather's career where he has decided to make it a brawl and has had as exciting of fights as anyone I've seen like against Ndou, Corley, Sosa, Chavez, Burton. Also Mayweather always does amazing things, A lot of times Whitaker looked kind of like Roy JOnes Jr. and just playing with opponents. I still feel Whitaker didn't have the greatest competition, at least guys who matched up well with him, most of them were very slow and Mayweather would have also handled them with ease(except the guys like Chavez). Also Mayweather is the better athlete, he hits harder than Whitaker and he's faster which makes him more exciting because he looks so quick and crisp. When its all said and done I think its a toss up.

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But it sounds like you're leaning toward Mayweather ;) ;D

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I obviously like watching him more, but I am trying to not be totally biased. I just feel people are forgetting about Mayweather's exciting fights.

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I still feel Whitaker didn't have the greatest competition,

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Roger Mayweather, Jose Luis Ramirez, Greg Haugen, AZUMAH NELSON, Jorge Paez, Buddy McGirt, Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Hurtado and Oscar De la Hoya isn't good enough?

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These are the guys who could physically bring something to the table Buddy McGirt(to a degree), Chavez, Dela Hoya.
Vazquez looked good against a young Winky, but he was far too slow to fight Whitaker it was like Baldomir against Mayweather. Roger was a good fighter, but below Whitaker's class and he knocked Pernell down. I've seen both Ramirez fights and he was too slow, same with Haugen, and Nelson. I think Azumah was great at the lower weights but he couldn't keep, where is the drama there? Same with Paez he wasn't fast enough. A lot of these guys were great fighters against the right the right opposition, but not against a truly great speed fighter. I say Mayweather beats them all with the same ease that WHitaker did.

Both were great to watch.

Slightly go with Whitaker, loved the jab, the body shots.

Tough call though, Floyd was not boring at all at the lower weights.

Whitaker's jab at Lightweight was something you can actually hear how hard it is against Greg Haugen.

Listen to early Mayweather's jab... just listen to how it hits Chico in the pit of the stomach and you could see that it was actually phasing him.

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Both were great to watch.

Slightly go with Whitaker, loved the jab, the body shots.

Tough call though, Floyd was not boring at all at the lower weights.

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Exactly,

Like I said above I liked watching Floyd when he was at the lower weights... People just remember what he's done lately... the kid likes his bike nowadays but once apon a time he'd stand and fight...

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Listen to early Mayweather's jab... just listen to how it hits Chico in the pit of the stomach and you could see that it was actually phasing him.

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Oh i have bro like i said Whitaker, Mayweather, are my favorite fighters of all time the skill the slickness is just amazing to watch its like poetry in motion.

It will be interesting if Mayweather keeps on fighitng for a few years to see his style change, depsite what people said he did go toe to toe for a few parts againt Baldomir and hit him like 8 times while dodging everything, and there were a few rounds not just late where he was fine standing toe to toe with Oscar. I see Mayweather footspeed more than anything go down, and as somebody who fluctuates in weight while I am in training I can tell that footspeed is very much effected by bodyweight, especially that acceleration which is so key in boxing.

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Whitaker was only impossible to hit by lesser opponents. Chavez and Oscar hit him plenty of times.

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1. Pernell was 33 years old and way past his prime against Oscar, and he still hardly got hit by a big punch all night.
2. What punches did Chavez land? I don't have the punch numbers for that fight, but I'd be willing to bet Pernell got hit by no more punches by Chavez than Floyd did by Oscar.

P.S. To answer the thread question, I'd say they're about equal in terms of excitement. Pernell threw many more punches, but Floyd's fights against NDou, Chavez, and Corley were as exciting or maybe even better than any of Pernell's fights.

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Whitaker was only impossible to hit by lesser opponents. Chavez and Oscar hit him plenty of times.

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1. Pernell was 33 years old and way past his prime against Oscar, and he still hardly got hit by a big punch all night.
2. What punches did Chavez land? I don't have the punch numbers for that fight, but I'd be willing to bet Pernell got hit by no more punches by Chavez than Floyd did by Oscar.

P.S. To answer the thread question, I'd say they're about equal in terms of excitement. Pernell threw many more punches, but Floyd's fights against NDou, Chavez, and Corley were as exciting or maybe even better than any of Pernell's fights.

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Pernell Whitaker would of took Oscar to school in his prime.

I'm gonna say PBF was more exciting to watch. As of late not really but early in his careers he had a couple of good entertaning fights.

To me, they are both azz Clowns.

I gotta say Pernell...He was more talented and could move at angles that was enough alone to have you wondering WTF is his skeletal structure made of?.....Plus Pernell had more personality over all and it made him more likable....

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I still feel Whitaker didn't have the greatest competition,

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Roger Mayweather, Jose Luis Ramirez, Greg Haugen, AZUMAH NELSON, Jorge Paez, Buddy McGirt, Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Hurtado and Oscar De la Hoya isn't good enough?

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..and Felix Trinidad, even when he was pretty cracked out.

Whitaker

I never for the life of me thought I would Say this..Cough..Whitaker was exciting..(more) exciting.
Whitaker Faced much better competition,with all of that dipping and crouching mixed with sharp counters.Also seemed to put him self stedfast in the pocket SOMEtimes..........resulting in off the canvas victories.
For me Its gotten to the point with Maywither that Im watching and waiting for the roof to collapse?He's not exciting to me, but he is damn good!

Whitaker for me