On Saturday, May 19, 1990, at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, one of the greatest defensive boxers in history, Pernell Whitaker successfully defended his WBC and IBF lightweight titles against the ...
Nothing personal, but Azumah Nelson doesn't like the way Pernell Whitaker looks. "His bones are too small to fight me," said Nelson. "Whitaker is just a small boy." It's Nelson, though, who is moving ...
NORFOLK, Va. – Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker was only 20 years old when he secured his first and only gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games. Even more impressive than that, the Norfolk native had never ...