Sweet Pea - Pretty Boy

[Galaxy]

Mayweather-Whittaker.
What do you guys think? Lightweight or Welterweight.

Mayweather. Floyd isn't going to be outboxed by anyone, and is in no danger of losing to someone who poses no threat at hurting him.

Mayweather is a great boxer, but if this fight took place with both their primes @ lightweight Whitaker would have no trouble outboxing Floyd, its what he did!!!

[clean]

Mayweather-Whittaker.
What do you guys think? Lightweight or Welterweight.

Mayweather. Floyd isn't going to be outboxed by anyone, and is in no danger of losing to someone who poses no threat at hurting him.

Mayweather is a great boxer, but if this fight took place with both their primes @ lightweight Whitaker would have no trouble outboxing Floyd, its what he did!!!

Mayweather wasn't at his prime at lightweight.

[Galaxy]

Mayweather-Whittaker.
What do you guys think? Lightweight or Welterweight.

Mayweather. Floyd isn't going to be outboxed by anyone, and is in no danger of losing to someone who poses no threat at hurting him.

Mayweather is a great boxer, but if this fight took place with both their primes @ lightweight Whitaker would have no trouble outboxing Floyd, its what he did!!!

Mayweather wasn't at his prime at lightweight.

Maybe, maybe not, I feel his best was around 130 to 135. Still wouldn't outbox Whitaker though.

[GAME]

Whiticker proved himself against the best . Floyd hasnt yet

It may be unfair to judge at this stage cuz Floyd hasnt finished his career but if I had to go 1 way I think Pernell skools him with ease

[bigragu]

Whitaker would beat Floyd easily, Floyd gets hit when he marches forward and can be countered. Floyd's weakness is his ability to be countered and Pernell would beat him easily. I think even Floyd knows that.

you're not one of those people that hold onto the past so hard it skews their memory and ability to recognize the reality are you?....PBF wins hands down.....he will go down as on of the greatest fighters that ever lived....

[Bookkeeper]

I can't even see anybody even hitting Pernell in his prime and Floyd would fall under this category, Pernell would not give him a brutal beating but I see him outboxing him 8 rounds to 4, Floyd is the closest thing to Pernell that I have seen since he has been gone.

[Lords Gym]

That would be a good fight.. Pete was one of my fav fighters. I love when he gave Chavez a beating in San Antonio ! back to the topic , I would say prime -vs- prime. Floyd Mayweather would have won. but who knows? would have been great to see .

[SouthLondon]

Ok so I threw this one up so I gotta give my opinion. I think Sweet Pea was awesome, and I mean awesome. No one comes close to him for not getting tagged. I think he would have frustrated (like he did so many in his day) even Floyd. Its such a close one from a purists view. I think prime Whittaker would might just have been able to school Mayweather as he is now. Maybe take a split or tight unanimous. I reserve the right to change my mind later though, especially if we get Mayweather-Hatton. I think you got a mix of styles for a Leonard-Duran I there. If Mayweather turns over Hatton that will go along way towards cementing his legacy.
Some nice opinion all round, cheers.

[El Gamo]

Whiticker proved himself against the best . Floyd hasnt yet

It may be unfair to judge at this stage cuz Floyd hasnt finished his career but if I had to go 1 way I think Pernell skools him with ease

Totally agreed,CC. Lets' see PBF in the ring with dangermen like Sweet Pea faced and avoid getting hit all night then we can talk!

[Tito BHB]

I can't even see anybody even hitting Pernell in his prime and Floyd would fall under this category, Pernell would not give him a brutal beating but I see him outboxing him 8 rounds to 4, Floyd is the closest thing to Pernell that I have seen since he has been gone.

Im not entirely certain but i know pernell was either at or only slightly past his prime when tito trinidad beat him and tito was fairly young at the time aswell so prime bv prime i believe tito would do him... also wouldnt trinidad-Pbf rock!!

[Bookkeeper]

Pernell Whitaker was far past his prime when he fought Tito, he was in his mid-thirties, he had been on cocaine and failed a couple of drug test and he had been inactive from the ring, Trinidad on the other hand was in his prime at the strong age of 26 and it was the fight before his mega match up with De La Hoya.

[Tito BHB]

hmm u mite be right about the whittaker thing i thinks its an impression i got from a backstage vid and some dosgy commentary of whittaker before a tito fight once which was about two fights b4 he fought pernell. but i still believe tito would do him at his prime, i guess im pretty big on tito.

but i dont agree tito was at his best before de la hoya?? i mean i dont believe he deserved to beat dlh but it seems alot of the time judges fail to score well when you use the stick and move strategy, but what about david reid,vargas,joppy etc and to be honest i think he could have still been at his peak when he lost to the executioner but tito always came forward and bhop was more of a superior tacticican if he had of not fought hopkins and took some other great fights i think he could have been up there for a few years.. but then i guess we wouldnt have seen trinidad-mayorga...which frankly..rocked!

[Bookkeeper]

hmm u mite be right about the whittaker thing i thinks its an impression i got from a backstage vid and some dosgy commentary of whittaker before a tito fight once which was about two fights b4 he fought pernell. but i still believe tito would do him at his prime, i guess im pretty big on tito.

but i dont agree tito was at his best before de la hoya?? i mean i dont believe he deserved to beat dlh but it seems alot of the time judges fail to score well when you use the stick and move strategy, but what about david reid,vargas,joppy etc and to be honest i think he could have still been at his peak when he lost to the executioner but tito always came forward and bhop was more of a superior tacticican if he had of not fought hopkins and took some other great fights i think he could have been up there for a few years.. but then i guess we wouldnt have seen trinidad-mayorga...which frankly..rocked!

Tito was at his peak from 99 until his first retirement. I am big on Tito also (second favorite fighter of all time) but I am also big on Pernell (First favorite fighter of all time) and I don't think Tito would have been able to hit Pernell in his prime. As far as the Bernard fight is concerned people give Oscar the benefit of the doubt for losing to Bernard with size being the excuse but they do not give the same excuse to Tito (Why). 20/20 hindsight but Tito could have ruled 154 for years, to bad his ego got in the way.

[Tito BHB]

hmm u mite be right about the whittaker thing i thinks its an impression i got from a backstage vid and some dosgy commentary of whittaker before a tito fight once which was about two fights b4 he fought pernell. but i still believe tito would do him at his prime, i guess im pretty big on tito.

but i dont agree tito was at his best before de la hoya?? i mean i dont believe he deserved to beat dlh but it seems alot of the time judges fail to score well when you use the stick and move strategy, but what about david reid,vargas,joppy etc and to be honest i think he could have still been at his peak when he lost to the executioner but tito always came forward and bhop was more of a superior tacticican if he had of not fought hopkins and took some other great fights i think he could have been up there for a few years.. but then i guess we wouldnt have seen trinidad-mayorga...which frankly..rocked!

Tito was at his peak from 99 until his first retirement. I am big on Tito also (second favorite fighter of all time) but I am also big on Pernell (First favorite fighter of all time) and I don't think Tito would have been able to hit Pernell in his prime. As far as the Bernard fight is concerned people give Oscar the benefit of the doubt for losing to Bernard with size being the excuse but they do not give the same excuse to Tito (Why). 20/20 hindsight but Tito could have ruled 154 for years, to bad his ego got in the way.

guess we'll never know but whittaker's name looks mighty good on tito's record lol. i dunno bout ppl giving oscar excuses man i mean cos in all honest oscar has broad shoulders and a text book style that gets you moving back, so he had no excuse,tito however was so used to coming forward and hopkins was god at picking you off so it was enivitable. i dont know if it was tito's ego cos i mean he knew his power was unheard of and the bookie's and fans all expected tito to beat him but i think it was a bad choice from the start, guess its was a strange choice but he was tricked into believing he was a better middlewieght than he was when he took out joppy.

[p4pking]

Floyd has the utmost respect for Sweet PEa, I believe he has even said before, that in his prime he doesn't believe he could beat him.. and his Uncle Roger has probably alot to do with that... Sweet P was schooling him with ease until he got cocky and Roger dropped him... But Pernell got right back up and commenced the clinic... Keep in mind Roger had quite a bit more power than Floyd does, anyone who thinks Floyds edge in power would bother Pernell, that honestly makes me laugh out loud... Pernell was at a disadvantage in power in almost every big fight he ever had, much like Floyd is... But it didn't mean squat.