Who would have beaten a prime Whitaker?

[Hulk]

Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley at lightweight or welterweight, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, maybe Aaaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello.

Only the best of the best.

Oh and Ricky Hatton of course

[:::PSL:::]

Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley at lightweight or welterweight, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, maybe Aaaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello.

Only the best of the best.

Oh and Ricky Hatton of course

With Dave Parris as ref, or Joe Cortez?

[Manju]

In baseball they say great pitching beats great hitting. Likewise the great defensive backpeddler with speed generally has the advantage over the big punching forward-coming fighter.

So, I think the most likely candidate to beat Sweet Pea would be his fellow defensive artist, PBF. Meldrick Taylor in has prime would've been an interesting test. His speed might have caused trouble for Sweet Pea.

If sugar ray could outbox duran, I think Sweat Pea could too. Chavez is the test case there and even though Duran had superior movement and defense to Chavez, I doubt he could get to Sweat Pea.

SRL however was also a great boxer and had more power. He was a natural WW and would've had the height and reach advantage, so ultimately you have to go with him. Ditto for Hearns but with these two the real differnce is size. Mayweather and Meldrick were more in Seat Pea's natural range.

[Violent Demise]

Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley at lightweight or welterweight, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, maybe Aaaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello.

Only the best of the best.

Oh and Ricky Hatton of course

Only thing Hatton beats Whitaker in is a gravy drink off. Whitaker whips his ass in a boxing fight and a snorting contest

[Hulk]

Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley at lightweight or welterweight, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, maybe Aaaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello.

Only the best of the best.

Oh and Ricky Hatton of course

Only thing Hatton beats Whitaker in is a gravy drink off. Whitaker whips his ass in a boxing fight and a snorting contest

Notice the wink after I said it ?

I was joking. Obviously.

[ICB]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

[:::PSL:::]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

[ICB]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

Do yourself a favor watch the fight i mentioned above, and im almost certain your change your mind.

[:::PSL:::]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

Do yourself a favor watch the fight i mentioned above, and im almost certain your change your mind.

I've watched some of it. YouTube - pryor vs hinton

Everybody get an off night sometimes. I'd still favor Pryor over Pea.

[Violent Demise]

Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley at lightweight or welterweight, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, maybe Aaaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello.

Only the best of the best.

Oh and Ricky Hatton of course

Only thing Hatton beats Whitaker in is a gravy drink off. Whitaker whips his ass in a boxing fight and a snorting contest

Notice the wink after I said it ?

I was joking. Obviously.

I know. Just wanted to get the gravy drink off comment in

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

Actually Ice is right. It would be damn hard to do it. But if anybody blunts Pryor's attack it's Whitaker

[generalbulldog]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

Come forward overtly aggressive fighters are tailor made for Whitaker's style. Yeah styles make fights. In the case of Pryor's it's the wrong kind for him against Pernell. Just like come forward fighters are tailor made for Pacquiao the same applies here but Whitaker is instead an defensive whiz.

He takes at least 8 rounds or more in a UD against Pryor.

[:::PSL:::]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

Come forward overtly aggressive fighters are tailor made for Whitaker's style. Yeah styles make fights. In the case of Pryor's it's the wrong kind for him against Pernell. Just like come forward fighters are tailor made for Pacquiao the same applies here but Whitaker is instead an defensive whiz.

He takes at least 8 rounds or more in a UD against Pryor.

Duran was a come-forward fighter. Are you saying Whitaker would've beaten him too @ 135?

[Taeth]

Aaron Pryor wouldn't beat Pernell Whitaker, he went life and death with Gary Hinton. Who was a slick Southpaw, but not in Pernell Whitaker's league. That fight right there shows you Aaron Pryor would of been totally outboxed by Pernell Whitaker.

Style makes fights. Im sure Pea could make Aaron look bad in spots but eventually Pryor`s volume, workrate, and tenacity would be too much.

Come forward overtly aggressive fighters are tailor made for Whitaker's style. Yeah styles make fights. In the case of Pryor's it's the wrong kind for him against Pernell. Just like come forward fighters are tailor made for Pacquiao the same applies here but Whitaker is instead an defensive whiz.

He takes at least 8 rounds or more in a UD against Pryor.

I don't think that's necessarily true, none of the guys that came forward on Whitaker, or anyone he faced besides maybe Roger Mayweather had really good handspeed. Whitaker fought against aggressive guys who were a lot slower than him, and his defensive was heavily based on his reflexes and ability to outquick guys. No way he does that against guys like Pryor and Pacquiao. He would be caught blind by the speed and output these guys could produce. I think he does better against Pryor because he was better against orthodox fighters, and Pryor isn't as fast nor does he hit as hard as Manny.

[:::PSL:::]

Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley at lightweight or welterweight, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, maybe Aaaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello.

Only the best of the best.

Oh and Ricky Hatton of course

Only thing Hatton beats Whitaker in is a gravy drink off. Whitaker whips his ass in a boxing fight and a snorting contest

Notice the wink after I said it ?

I was joking. Obviously.

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