Sweet Pea

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Sweet Pea is the ring nickname of Pernell Whitaker, an American boxing legend widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters in the sport’s history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
ring nickname
achievement lineal lightweight champion
lineal welterweight champion
undisputed lightweight champion
amateurAchievement 1984 Olympic gold medal in boxing
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1964-01-02
dateOfDeath 2019-07-14
draws 1
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
isConsidered one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time
losses 4
nickname Sweet Pea NERFINISHED
noContests 1
notableOpponent Azumah Nelson NERFINISHED
Buddy McGirt NERFINISHED
José Luis Ramírez NERFINISHED
Julio César Chávez NERFINISHED
Oscar De La Hoya NERFINISHED
occupation boxer
OlympicGames 1984 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
OlympicMedal gold medal
OlympicWeightClass lightweight
placeOfBirth Norfolk, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
professionalDebutYear 1984
refersTo Pernell Whitaker NERFINISHED
retirementYear 2001
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
stance southpaw
totalProfessionalFights 46
weightClass light middleweight
light welterweight
lightweight
welterweight
wins 40
winsByKnockout 17
worldChampionIn light middleweight
light welterweight
lightweight
welterweight
worldTitleOrganizations IBF NERFINISHED
WBA NERFINISHED
WBC NERFINISHED
WBO NERFINISHED
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 2006

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Pernell Whitaker nickname Sweet Pea