Thursday, August 4, 2011

Pernell Whitaker vs Joe Gans?

My friend people seem to forget that the "Old Master" was much more than just tough and durable. He had perfect timing and was a great ring technician and arguably one of the top 10 greatest p4p fighters in history. If not for some prearranged fights and tuberculosis late in his career, he might have never lost. He not only was a great boxer but had great punching power too. Pernell Whitaker just may be the greatest defensive fighter in boxing history as he could stand right in front of his opponent and still make them miss and counter with punches from almost impossible angles. To me he really only truly lost one career fight as he losses to Ramirez and De La Hoya were travesties and his draw vs Chavez was also a rip off. If there was a knock to be had against Whitaker is that perhaps he wasn't aggressive enough but that just wasn't his style as he looked to pick apart his opponent and make them miss. Against Gans he would be fighting the greatest fighter he ever faced. I believe this would be a chess match with Whitaker trying to frustrate the intelligent Joe Gans. Gans would quite possibly land more punches on Whitaker than he's accustomed to in this fight and take the close but unanimous decision in this entertaining fight.

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