[27] Whitaker was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006, and was a champion in four weight classes: lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight. SMH RIP SWEET PEA you will for ever be one of the greatest to ever lace em up. Former boxing champion Pernell Whitaker has died after he was hit by a car in . Pernell Whitaker | Biography, Record, & Facts | Britannica Somebody that Ive always loved to watch and wanted to meet so bad and now it will never happen. How good will the promotion be? #PernellWhitaker pic.twitter.com/IZv3IQOo2f I cant really say how Im feeling because Im feeling shocked. On my NY public access TV show "Max on Boxing" (1989-1998), I talked Pernell Whitaker more than any other fighter; it was basically the Pernell Whitaker show. He was 55. His son Pernell Jr. died in 2015. He had demons, but when he was in the ring, that was when he was in control and when he was happy and when he was the very best at what he did, and he wanted to show that to everybody.". His main source of income was from boxing as well as from his endorsements and advertisements. He was 55. Whitaker continued on to dominate for the next few years, defending his welterweight title against Santos Cardona on April 9, 1994 and in a rematch against McGirt on October 1, 1994. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics. He was small in statue but yet so big in heart and skills inside the ring, there will never be another like him, he will truly be missed pic.twitter.com/IqmXkqpqkG. Boxing community reacts to tragic death of Pernell Whitaker Last night it was like someone put a knife in me and twisted it, Whitaker told Sports Illustrated the next day, irate at the decision. He was 55-years-old. Hes not happy that it was necessary to go to court, his lawyer Bruce Gould told ABC News. Whitaker won. He was born on 2 January 1964, in Norfolk, Virginia. Though he was not particularly hard puncher still considered as a strong counterpuncher. Virginia Beach - Pernell Whitaker Jr was born on October 5, 1984 and passed on Tuesday September 1, 2015. He was 55. Im praying for his family during this difficult time. Cops are investigating. Moreover, in 2002, he was convicted of possessing cocaine after the judge found him violating the terms of his previous sentence in the month of March. He had black eyes and black hair color. Pernell graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1982 and later received an honorary Bachelors degree from Norfolk State University. RIP Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker pic.twitter.com/JKj4yoFKiC, We have just received the sad news informing us that Pernell Whitaker has passed. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Now a champion, Whitaker proceeded to dominate boxing's middle divisions over the first half of the 1990s. Pernell Whitaker, who forged a reputation as arguably the greatest defensive boxer who ever lived, died late Sunday in Virginia Beach . "He was far from a perfect person and a pain in the ass at times, but I still loved him. The fight was much closer than what the scorecards showed, and many observers felt that Whitaker won the fight. He sponsored many events at Norfolk State University and spent countless hours training youth at boxing camps and gyms. But Bob Arum, De La Hoya's promoter at that time, decided against it.
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