Why Does Everyone Say Diosbelys Hurtado Was Dominating Pernell Whitaker ??

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Hurtado's style was awkward, but that wasn't the big reason why Pernell struggled. The reason why he was struggling was because he showed up completely out-of-shape and unmotivated.

After Pernell beat McGirt the second time, he stopped training seriously and showed up out of shape for just about all of his fights. He didn't take a fight really seriously again until the DLH fight.

Funny enough though in the Interview Whitaker said he trained very hard for Hurtado.

I think people exaggerate this also because like you mentioned ICB the knockdowns... Tho you claim them to be flash knockdowns the fact is name another fighter who dropped Pernell twice in 1 fuight prior to that fight?

I agree Mick although i think when Roger Mayweather dropped Whitaker, he had Whitaker in a lot more trouble than Hurtado did with both of his knockdowns combined. Hurtado even dropped Tszyu twice in a shootout, funny enough Hurtado is not considered a hard puncher but he floors two fighters like Tszyu, Whitaker. Who both have solid chins i think its because Hurtado is a fast puncher that he catches you by surprise and you don't see the punches coming, and like the old saying goes the worst punches are the ones you don't see coming.