Pernell ''Sweat Pea'' Whitaker vs. Floyd ''Prettyboy'' Mayweather

[diamonddavestafford]

Whi is this SWEAT pea guy anyway?

Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whittaker was one of the best pound for pound boxers of the nineties. He was robbed of two dominant performances over Julio Cesar Chavez and Delahoya (less dominant than in the Chavez fight but I still thought Whitaker won). Both were in their prime when he fought them. As he got older he got KOed by Trinidad but in his prime, his speed, footwork and boxing skill were second to none. Whitaker is one of the few people I can see outboxing Mayweather Jr if they were to fight in Pernell's prime. An outstanding boxer if you love the scientific/tactical/technical part of the game.

Not much on the sarcasim side are you?

Lol. Sorry dude. I just now realized it had been spelled "SWEAT" instead of "SWEET" on the topic. Usually I am very appreciative of sarcasm. I must have just been out of it when I posted that little wikipedia-style definition of who he was. By being on this board for a little while and reading some of your posts, I know you know all about who he was. And is. What I thought was amazing was his ability to capture so many different weight class titles at only 5'6. Pernell and Floyd would have been a great fight. Wish we could do an accurately simulated computer creation of this fight.