Pernell Whitaker

[locoxelbox]

Bob, do you have any record on Pernell Whitaker? I have seen a claimed amateur record of 201-14 but on BoxRec there is nothing before 1982 when he was 18 already. He surely must have won some tournaments as a Junior Olympian, etc?

[Bob]

I haven't had a chance to do a lot of work on Pernell's record yet...my plan is to go through the Norfolk papers in the near future, but here is what I have to date:

Pernell Whitaker

1978

Aug 17 W 3 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair 112S
Aug 18 W 3 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair 112S
Nov 3 Mike O'Neal W 3 Richmond, VA

1979

Jun 13 Ronnie Rentz KO by 1 Greensboro, NC Jr. Olympic Championships quarters
Aug 16 John Collins W 3 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair 112S
Aug 17 W 3 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair 112S

1980

Apr 19 Louis Curtis L 3 Charleston, WV Region 4 AAU semis 112

1981

Apr 3 Harvey Jones W 3 Richmond, VA Virginia State AAU semis
Apr 4 Ray Lynch W 3 Richmond, VA Virginia State AAU finals
May 9 Ed Van Kirk W 3 Westminster, MD USA/ABF Regional finals
May 18 Joe Manley L 3 Concord, CA USA/ABF Championships 1st round

1982

Jan 30 Donald Fecay TKO 1 Richmond, VA Virginia State AAU finals
Mar 20 W 3 Palmer Park, MD Region 4 AAU finals
Apr 1 Keith Jones W 3 Baltimore, MD
Apr 7 Louie Antuna W 3 Portsmouth, VA Virginia All-Stars vs. All-Navy dual
Apr 12 Derrick Hudson W 3 (5-0) Charlotte, NC USA/ABF Championships 1st round
Apr 13 Robert Montoya TKO 1 Charlotte, NC USA/ABF Championships 2nd round
Apr 14 Frankie Randall W 3 (4-1) Charlotte, NC USA/ABF Championships quarters
Apr 16 Ray Ordonio W 3 (5-0) Charlotte, NC USA/ABF Championships semis
Apr 17 Joey Belinc W 3 (5-0) Charlotte, NC USA/ABF Championships finals
Apr 27 Joey Belinc W 3 (3-2) Colorado Springs World Championships Box-Offs
May 4 Ismaldi Pineda W 3 (5-0) Munich, GER World Championships 1st round
May 7 Christopher Ossai W 3 (3-2) Munich, GER World Championships 2nd round
May 10 Hussein Khalili W 3 (5-0) Munich, GER World Championships quarters
May 13 Milivoj Labudovic W 3 (5-0) Munich, GER World Championships semis
May 15 Angel Herrera L 3 (2-3) Munich, GER World Championships finals
Jul 24 Joe Johnson W 3 (4-1) Indianapolis, IN National Sports Festival semis
Jul 27 Joey Belinc W 3 (5-0) Indianapolis, IN National Sports Festival finals
Oct 1 Kazimierz Adach W 3 (3-0) Las Vegas, NV USA vs. Poland dual
Nov 13 Angel Herrera W 3 (4-1) Reno, NV USA vs. Cuba dual
Dec 13 Robert Lehman W 3 (5-0) Indianapolis, IN USA/ABF Championships prelims
Dec 14 Anthony Haskins L 3 (0-5) Indianapolis, IN USA/ABF Championships quarters

1983

Feb 26 Viktor Demyanenko W 3 (2-1) Las Vegas, NV USA vs. Soviet Union dual
Mar 18 Angel Herrera W 3 (5-0) Reno, NV AIBA Challenge Matches
Jun 25 Robert Byrd W 3 (5-0) Colorado Springs National Sports Festival semis
Jun 28 Clifford Gray W 3 (4-1) Colorado Springs National Sports Festival finals
Aug 6 Clifford Gray W 3 (3-2) St. Louis, MO Pan-Am Games Box-Offs
Aug 22 Kenworth Minus TKO 1 Caracas, VEN Pan-Am Games quarters
Aug 25 Angel Beltre W 3 (3-2) Caracas, VEN Pan-Am Games semis
Aug 28 Angel Herrera W 3 (5-0) Caracas, VEN Pan-Am Games finals

1984

Jan 14 Vukasin Dobrasinovic KO 2 Shreveport, LA USA vs. Yugoslavia dual
Feb 18 Angel Herrera W 3 (3-2) Reno, NV USA vs. Cuba dual
Apr 13 Ramon Goire W 3 (3-2) Los Angeles, CA AIBA Challenge Matches
Jun 7 Clifford Gray TKO 3 Ft. Worth, TX US Olympic Trials quarters
Jun 9 Anthony Haskins W 3 (5-0) Ft. Worth, TX US Olympic Trials semis
Jun 10 Joey Belinc W 3 (4-1) Ft. Worth, TX US Olympic Trials finals
Jul 6 Joey Belinc L 3 (0-5) Las Vegas, NV US Olympic Box-Offs
Jul 7 Joey Belinc W 3 (3-2) Las Vegas, NV US Olympic Box-Offs
Aug 3 Adolfo Mendez W 3 (5-0) Los Angeles, CA Olympic Games 2nd round
Aug 5 Geoffrey Nyeko W 3 (5-0) Los Angeles, CA Olympic Games 3rd round
Aug 8 Reiner Gies W 3 (5-0) Los Angeles, CA Olympic Games quarters
Aug 9 Chil Sung Chun W 3 (5-0) Los Angeles, CA Olympic Games semis
Aug 11 Luis Ortiz TKO 2 Los Angeles, CA Olympic Games finals


Notes:
1. began boxing in 1972 (lost first three fights)
2. article on 6/19/83 stated his record as 163-12
3. final record stated as 201-14

[locoxelbox]

Thanks Bob . That´s almost 20 added bouts. He was knocked out at the Junior Olympics .

Boxrec mentions one fight:

1982-06-01 Joey Belinc W SD 3/3
Exact date & site unknowm, in June 1982. Source : Marysville Globe.

Do you think this one is accurate or have they mixed up his win over Belinc at the US Sports Festival one month later?

[Bob]

It's possible but without a date or place I would tend to think it is a repeat...