Greg Haugen vs. Pernell Whitaker

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Pernell Whitaker 134 lbs beat Greg Haugen 134 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

  • Date: 1989-02-18
  • Location: The Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, USA
  • Referee: Al Rothenberg
  • Judge: Mike Glienna 120-107
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  • Judge: Jim Traylor 120-107
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  • Judge: Paul Gibbs 118-109
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From Sports Illustrated:

He [Whitaker] came out flat-footed and stayed that way, right in Haugen's face. He used jarring double and triple jabs to turn Haugen and to confuse him, then he ripped into Haugen's body, digging in hooks from both sides. The fight started badly for the champion, then got worse; he was never able to mount a counterattack.

With Whitaker in command, each round seemed a rerun of the last and a preview of the one to follow. The pattern was broken only in the sixth: Haugen threw a right hand, which Whitaker took on his right shoulder. Then Whitaker, a southpaw, fired a straight left hand to Haugen's head. It caught the champion flush, and as he started to fall forward his rear foot was snagged by Whitaker's leg. Haugen fell to his knees. Rising quickly from the first knockdown of his career, he shook his head in disgust as he listened to referee Al Rothenberg count off the mandatory eight. Haugen later said he had tripped.

Whitaker won every round, although one judge, Paul Gibbs of Washington, scored it only 118-109. Jim Traylor of Virginia and Mike Glienna of Illinois gave Whitaker a shutout, 120-107.

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