Pernell Whitaker

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human professional boxer world boxing champion

Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pernell Whitaker canonical 5
Pernell Whitaker Sr. 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ
world boxing champion ⓘ
achievement lineal lightweight champion ⓘ
lineal welterweight champion ⓘ
undisputed lightweight champion ⓘ
causeOfDeath traffic collision ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1964-01-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2019-07-14 ⓘ
draws 1 ⓘ
familyName Whitaker ⓘ
fought Azumah Nelson ⓘ
José Luis Ramírez ⓘ
Julio César Chávez ⓘ
Oscar De La Hoya ⓘ
fullName Pernell Whitaker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pernell Whitaker Sr.
givenName Pernell ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2006 ⓘ
knownFor counterpunching ability ⓘ
defensive boxing skills ⓘ
ring generalship ⓘ
losses 4 ⓘ
nickname Sweet Pea ⓘ
noContests 1 ⓘ
olympicEvent boxing lightweight division ⓘ
olympicGames 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ
olympicMedal gold medal ⓘ
placeOfBirth Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ
postRetirementOccupation boxing trainer ⓘ
representedCountry United States of America ⓘ
residence Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Virginia, United States
retired 2001 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport boxing ⓘ
style southpaw ⓘ
titleHeld IBF light welterweight title ⓘ
World Lightweight Title ⓘ
surface form: IBF lightweight title

WBA light middleweight title ⓘ
WBA (Super) lightweight title ⓘ
surface form: WBA light welterweight title

WBC lightweight title ⓘ
WBC welterweight title ⓘ
totalFights 46 ⓘ
turnedProfessional 1984 ⓘ
weightClass light middleweight ⓘ
light welterweight ⓘ
lightweight ⓘ
welterweight ⓘ
wins 40 ⓘ
winsByKO 17 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Welterweight Title → notableFormerChampion → Pernell Whitaker ⓘ
Julio César Chávez → fought → Pernell Whitaker ⓘ
Felix Trinidad → defeated → Pernell Whitaker ⓘ
subject surface form: Félix Trinidad
Pernell Whitaker → fullName → Pernell Whitaker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pernell Whitaker Sr.
Roger Mayweather → notableOpponent → Pernell Whitaker ⓘ
J.C. → notableFightOpponent → Pernell Whitaker ⓘ
subject surface form: Julio César Chávez