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Though I'm of firm belief that Whitaker got robbed my Oscar, it was a close fight, and IMHO, Shane is P4P and Prime for Prime better than Oscar. There is a very good chance that Pernell loses to Shane. I'd say this is a "pickem" fight.
But this logic is flawed, because the Pernell who fought DLH was waayyyyyy past his prime. He was 33 years old, and there is a good chance he was already abusing cocaine, considering that he tested postive at his next fight and was in rehab soon after.
Prime Whitaker would've beaten DLH easily.
I don't think he ever beats ODLH EASILy, but he would have beaten him more convincingly. I don't believe cocaine affects your reflexes over the first little while until its starts totally deteriorating the brain. In the first year or so of use it would actually increase things like reflexes because it speeds up everything in your body, and may be an advantage for awhile for a boxer.
I'm not sure where you get the idea that abusing a drug like cocaine wouldn't affect a fighter's preparation for a fight. He wasn't snorting a line in the dressing room before the fight to get extra energy.... He was abusing drugs and alcohol on a regular basis.
You're telling me that drinking alcohol and snorting coke, instead of focusing on training and eating right, doesn't hurt a fighter's ability to perform at his best? Come on.