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Pernell Whitaker

2017-10-02T13:06:02Z

Mthompson130: /* Championship Record */

[[File:Whitaker161748395.jpg|left|300px|thumb|<center>Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker</center>]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2007 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/whitaker.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>000555</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]] 
'''Trainers:''' [[George Benton]] and [[Lou Duva]]
 

'''[[:Category:Pernell Whitaker Gallery|Pernell Whitaker Photo Gallery]]'''

==Amateur Achievements==
[[file:Whitaker 84.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<center>1984 Los Angeles Olympics</center>]]
*Amateur Record: 201-14
*1982 National AAU Lightweight Champion. Results:
**[[Derrick Hudson]] W 3 (5-0)
**Robert Montoya KO 1
**[[Frankie Randall]] W 3 (4-1)
**Ray Ordonio W 3 (5-0)
**Joey Belinc W 3 (5-0)
*Lightweight Silver Medalist for the United States at the 1982 World Championships in Munich, Germany. Results:
**Ismaldi Pineda (Colombia) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Christopher Ossai]] (Nigeria) W 3 (3-2)
**Hussein Khalili (Kenya) W 3 (5-0)
**Milivoj Labudovic (Yugoslavia) W 3 (5-0)
**Angel Herrera (Cuba) L 3 (2-3)
*Lightweight Gold Medalist for the United States at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracus, Venezuela. Results:
**Kenworth Minus (Cuba) KO 1
**[[Angel Beltre]] (Dominican Republic) W 3 (3-2)
**[[Angel Herrera]] (Cuba) W 3 (5-0)
*Lightweight Gold Medalist for the United States at the 1984 [[Olympics]] in Los Angeles, California. Results:
**1st round bye
**[[Adolfo Mendez]] (Nicaragua) W 3 (5-0)
**Geoffrey Nyeko (Uganda) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Reiner Gies]] (West Germany) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Chun Chil-Sung]] (South Korea) W (5-0)
**[[Luis Ortiz]] (Puerto Rico) KO 2

== Championship Record ==
[[File:SI8115.jpg|right|300px|thumb|<center>Sports Illustrated: October 10, 1994</center>]]
*Has a record of 19-3-1 (4 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 14-3-1 (3 KO) against former, current or future world titlists.
**Won against [[Alfredo Layne]], [[Roger Mayweather]], [[Greg Haugen]], [[Jose Luis Ramirez]], [[Freddie Pendleton]], [[Azumah Nelson]], [[Juan Nazario]], [[Jorge Paez]], [[Rafael Pineda]], [[James (Buddy) McGirt]] (twice), [[Julio Cesar Vasquez]], [[Jake Rodriguez]], [[Diosbelys Hurtado]]
**Lost against [[Jose Luis Ramirez]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Felix Trinidad]]
**Drew against [[Julio Cesar Chavez]]

==Minor & Regional Titles==
*[[NABF]] Lightweight Title vs. [[Roger Mayweather]] on March 28, 1987
*[[USBA]] Lightweight Title vs. [[Miguel Santana]] on July 25, 1987

==Awards & Recognition==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] and the [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]] for 1989.
*Named the [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|3rd greatest lightweight of all-time]] in the [[:Ring Magazine: September 2001|September 2001]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine]].
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2007 and the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2008.

==Trivia==
*Whitaker is often called Pete by his family and friends. When he was an amateur, they would chant "Sweet Pete" during his bouts. A local newspaper reporter misheard the chant and wrote that the crowd was chanting "Sweet Pea." After it appeared in the newspaper, the "Sweet Pea" nickname stuck.
*Whitaker trained [[Zab Judah]] for his fights with [[Kaizer Mabuza]] and [[Amir Khan]].

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Greg Haugen]]|
title=[[IBF Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Freddie Pendleton]]|
years=1989 Feb 18 – 1992 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Julio Cesar Chavez]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]]|
years=1989 Aug 20 – 1992 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Juan Nazario]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Joey Gamache]]|
years=1990 Aug 11 – 1992 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Rafael Pineda]]|
title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Charles Murray]]|
years=1992 Jul 18 – 1993 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[James (Buddy) McGirt]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
years=1993 Mar 6 – 1997 Apr 12
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Julio Cesar Vasquez]]|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Carl Daniels]]|
years=1995 Mar 4 – 1995 '''Vacated'''
}}
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Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-25T08:39:22Z

Mthompson130:

This list contains professional boxers who had a minimum of ten professional bouts and finished their careers without an official loss. '''Note:''' Packey McFarland isn't added due to the possibility that his lone loss was by a [[newspaper decision]] in a bout that was officially a [[no decision]] but later changed to a [[disqualification]]. 

'''Top 10''' records of undefeated retired boxers - 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr ('''50-0'''), 2. Ricardo Lopez ('''51-0-1'''), 3. Rocky Marciano ('''49-0'''), 4. Jimmy Barry ('''58-0-10'''), 5. Joe Calzaghe ('''46-0'''), 6. Edson Pedro Nascimento ('''47-0-1'''), 7. Samson Dutch Boy Gym ('''43-0'''), 8. William Fernando Souza Bezerra ('''41-0'''), 9. Agustín Senin ('''42-0-1'''), 10. Joe Mesi ('''36-0''')

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T21:35:17Z

Mthompson130:

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T21:33:46Z

Mthompson130:

This list contains professional boxers who had a minimum of ten professional bouts and finished their careers without an official loss. '''Note:''' Packey McFarland isn't added due to the possibility that his lone loss was by a [[newspaper decision]] in a bout that was officially a [[no decision]] but later changed to a disqualification. 

'''Top 10''' records of undefeated retired boxers - 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr ('''50-0'''), 2. Ricardo Lopez ('''51-0-1'''), 3. Rocky Marciano ('''49-0'''), 4. Jimmy Barry ('''58-0-10'''), 5. Joe Calzaghe ('''46-0'''), 6. Edson Pedro Nascimento ('''47-0-1'''), 7. Samson Dutch Boy Gym ('''43-0'''), 8. William Fernando Souza Bezerra ('''41-0'''), 9. Agustín Senin ('''42-0-1'''), 10. Joe Mesi ('''36-0''') | 3 Honorable mentions - 11. Sven Ottke ('''34-0'''), 12. Jose Miguel Aguiniga ('''33-0'''), 13. Andre Ward ('''32-0''')

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T21:20:27Z

Mthompson130:

This list contains professional boxers who had a minimum of ten professional bouts and finished their careers without an official loss. '''Note:''' Packey McFarland isn't added due to the possibility that his lone loss was by a [[newspaper decision]] in a bout that was officially a [[no decision]]. Some sources claim the loss was by knockout. 

'''Top 10''' records of undefeated retired boxers - 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr ('''50-0'''), 2. Ricardo Lopez ('''51-0-1'''), 3. Rocky Marciano ('''49-0'''), 4. Jimmy Barry ('''58-0-10'''), 5. Joe Calzaghe ('''46-0'''), 6. Edson Pedro Nascimento ('''47-0-1'''), 7. Samson Dutch Boy Gym ('''43-0'''), 8. William Fernando Souza Bezerra ('''41-0'''), 9. Agustín Senin ('''42-0-1'''), 10. Joe Mesi ('''36-0''') | 3 Honorable mentions - 11. Sven Ottke ('''34-0'''), 12. Jose Miguel Aguiniga ('''33-0'''), 13. Andre Ward ('''32-0''')

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T20:02:04Z

Mthompson130:

This list contains professional boxers who had a minimum of ten professional bouts and finished their careers without an official loss. '''Note:''' Packey McFarland isn't added due to the possibility that his lone loss was by a [[newspaper decision]] in a bout that was officially a [[no decision]]. Some sources claim the loss was by knockout. 

Top 10 retired undefeated boxing records - 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr ('''50-0'''), 2. Ricardo Lopez ('''51-0-1'''), 3. Rocky Marciano ('''49-0'''), 4. Jimmy Barry ('''58-0-10'''), 5. Joe Calzaghe ('''46-0'''), 6. Edson Pedro Nascimento ('''47-0-1'''), 7. Samson Dutch Boy Gym ('''43-0'''), 8. William Fernando Souza Bezerra ('''41-0'''), 9. Agustín Senin ('''42-0-1'''), 10. Joe Mesi ('''36-0''') | 3 Honorable mentions - 11. Sven Ottke ('''34-0'''), 12. Jose Miguel Aguiniga ('''33-0'''), 13. Andre Ward ('''32-0''')

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T19:59:20Z

Mthompson130:

This list contains professional boxers who had a minimum of ten professional bouts and finished their careers without an official loss. '''Note:''' Packey McFarland isn't added due to the possibility that his lone loss was by a [[newspaper decision]] in a bout that was officially a [[no decision]]. Some sources claim the loss was by knockout. 

Top 10 undefeated boxing records - 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr ('''50-0'''), 2. Ricardo Lopez ('''51-0-1'''), 3. Rocky Marciano ('''49-0'''), 4. Jimmy Barry ('''58-0-10'''), 5. Joe Calzaghe ('''46-0'''), 6. Edson Pedro Nascimento ('''47-0-1'''), 7. Samson Dutch Boy Gym ('''43-0'''), 8. William Fernando Souza Bezerra ('''41-0'''), 9. Agustín Senin ('''42-0-1'''), 10. Joe Mesi ('''36-0''') | 3 Honorable mentions - 11. Sven Ottke ('''34-0'''), 12. Jose Miguel Aguiniga ('''33-0'''), 13. Andre Ward ('''32-0''')

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T19:52:36Z

Mthompson130:

This list contains professional boxers who had a minimum of ten professional bouts and finished their careers without an official loss. '''Note:''' Packey McFarland isn't added due to the possibility that his lone loss was by a [[newspaper decision]] in a bout that was officially a [[no decision]]. Some sources claim the loss was by knockout. 

Top 10 undefeated boxing records - 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr ('''50-0'''), 2. Ricardo Lopez ('''51-0-1'''), 3. Rocky Marciano ('''49-0'''), 4. Jimmy Barry ('''58-0-10'''), 5. Joe Calzaghe ('''46-0'''), 6. Edson Pedro Nascimento ('''47-0-1'''), 7. Samson Dutch Boy Gym ('''43-0'''), 8. William Fernando Souza Bezerra ('''41-0'''), 9. Agustín Senin ('''42-0-1'''), 10. Joe Mesi ('''36-0''') | Honorable mentions - 11. Jose Miguel Aguiniga ('''33-0'''), 12. Andre Ward ('''32-0''')

Category:Undefeated & Undisputed Club

2017-09-21T18:00:22Z

Mthompson130:

Andre Ward

2017-09-21T17:53:02Z

Mthompson130:

[[File:Andre-Michael-Ward.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Andre Ward]]
<boxer>281958</boxer>
*'''Trainer:''' [[Virgil Hunter]]
*'''Manager:''' [[James Prince]]
*'''Promoters:''' [[Goossen Tutor|Goosen Tutor Promotions]] and [[Antonio Leonard Promotions]] (former), [http://rocnation.com/sports/ Roc Nation Sports] (present)

== Amateur Highlights ==
[[File:R_ward_frt.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward's hand is raised after winning a decision against Magomed Aripgadjiev in the finals of the 2004 Olympics.]]
*Amateur Record: 114-5 or 115-5
*'''2001''' [[United States Amateur Middleweight Champions|United States Amateur]] Middleweight Champion
*'''2003''' [[United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Champions|United States Amateur]] Light Heavyweight Champion
*'''2004''' Qualified as a light heavyweight for the United States Olympic Team. Results were:
**Defeated Jacob Garretson (RSCO-3)
**Defeated Yukence Andino (RSCO-3)
**Defeated [[Marcus Johnson]] (17-7)
**Defeated [[Marcus Johnson]] (16-11) at the Box-offs
*'''2004''' Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for the United States at the [[Olympics]] in Athens, Greece. Results were:
**1st round - Bye
**2nd round - Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (17-9)
**Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Evgeny Makarenko]] (Russia) (23-16)
**Semifinals - Defeated [[Utkirbek Haydarov]] (Uzbekistan) (17-15)
**Finals - Defeated [[Magomed Aripgadjiev]] (Belarus) (20-13)

== Professional Highlights ==
[[File:Wardkessler.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward vs. Mikkel Kessler]]
[[File:Boxing May14 037.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward vs. Arthur Abraham]]
[[File:Article-2075689-0F36654300000578-316_468x312.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward vs. Carl Froch]]
[[File:Andre+Ward+v+Chad+Dawson+ZUQ3xnnPqoRl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward vs. Chad Dawson]]
[[File:20BOXINGsub-master768.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev]]
[[File:Ward-kovalev.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II]]
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== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 9-0 (2 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 3-0 (1 KO) in lineal title fights.
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Mikkel Kessler]], [[Sakio Bika]], [[Arthur Abraham]], [[Carl Froch]], [[Chad Dawson]], and [[Sergey Kovalev]] (twice).
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) against former or current lineal titlists:
**Won against [[Chad Dawson]].
*Has a record of 2-0 (2 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] Super Middleweight Title (June 2008; 2 defenses)
*[[NABF]] Super Middleweight Title (February 2009; 1 defense)
*[[WBO]] International Light Heavyweight Title (August 2016; 0 defenses)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBA]] Super Middleweight Super Title (2009-2015; 6 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Super Middleweight Title (2011-2013; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Light Heavyweight Undisputed Title (2016-present; 1 defense)
*[[IBF]] Light Heavyweight Title (2016-present; 1 defense)
*[[WBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2016-present; 1 defense)

== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==
*Unified Super Middleweight Title (2011-2013; [[WBA]], [[WBC]])
*Unified Light Heavyweight Title (2016-present; [[WBA]], [[IBF]], [[WBO]])

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Super Middleweight Title (2011-2015)
*World Light Heavyweight Title (2017-present)

== Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles==
*World Super Middleweight Title (2011-2016)

== Lineal Titles ==
*World Super Middleweight Title (2011-2015)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2011)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2011)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] (2016)
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2011)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2011)
*Named the [http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-25-best-fighters-of-the-last-25-years/5/ 22nd greatest boxer of the last 25 years] by [[Boxing News]] in 2016.
*Named the [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/14922956/ranking-top-25-pound-pound-boxers-25-years 17th greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the last 25 years] by a panel of experts from [[ESPN]] in 2016.

== Notes ==
*Last American man to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing (2004).
*Won the Super Six World Boxing Classic (2009-2011), a super middleweight tournament.
*Announced his retirement on September 21, 2017, citing the physical toll boxing has taken on his body.

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (11/19/2016) [[Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev (1st meeting)|W UD12 Sergey Kovalev]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-kovalev-33-million-live-gate-from-10066-tickets-sold--111447 165,000 buys and $10,700,000 in revenue]
*2. (06/17/2017) [[Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev (2nd meeting)|W TKO8 Sergey Kovalev]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-kovalev-rematch-replay-peaked-947k-viewers-on-hbo--117984 130,000 buys]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Mikkel Kessler]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Fedor Chudinov]] Super Champion|
years=2009 Nov 21 – 2015 Nov 10 '''Super Champion''' '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Carl Froch]]|
title=[[WBC Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sakio Bika]]|
years=2011 Dec 17 – 2012 Apr 26 '''Declared Champion in Recess''' 2012 Apr 26 – 2012 May 15 '''Champion in Recess''' 2012 May 15 – 2013 Apr 11 '''Stripped'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sergey Kovalev]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
years=2016 Nov 19 – present '''Super Champion'''|
after=–|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Sergey Kovalev]]|
title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
start=2016 Nov 19|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Sergey Kovalev]]|
title=[[WBO Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
start=2016 Nov 19|
}}
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