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Pernell Whitaker

1964 - 2019

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Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles. In 1989, Whitaker was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Pernell Whitaker is the 172nd most popular boxer (down from 145th in 2024), the 9,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,212th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Pernell Whitaker ranks 172 out of 496. Before him are Ricardo López, Enrique Rodríguez, Janusz Gortat, Benny Paret, Arturo Gatti, and Stanislav Stepashkin. After him are Juan Manuel Márquez, Ray Mercer, Slobodan Kačar, James Smith, Mustapha Moussa, and Bob Foster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Pernell Whitaker ranks 382. Before him are Dino Dvornik, Sabu, Cedric the Entertainer, Craig Bierko, Yoshua Bengio, and Sylvie Goulard. After him are Herbert Fandel, Laura Poitras, Dieter Eilts, Pavel Ploc, Joseph Tsai, and Astrid Carolina Herrera. Among people deceased in 2019, Pernell Whitaker ranks 474. Before him are Thomas Shardelow, Ivan Kizimov, Daniel Johnston, John Paul Stevens, Valerie Harper, and Brigitte Kronauer. After him are Hal Blaine, Alvin Sargent, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Wallace Smith Broecker, Elwyn Berlekamp, and W. S. Merwin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pernell Whitaker ranks 9,984 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Stanton Ogle (1865), Amy Poehler (1971), Elle Fanning (1998), Madelaine Petsch (1994), Whittaker Chambers (1901), and Larry Adler (1914). After him are Hayden Panettiere (1989), Hal Blaine (1929), Charles Hartshorne (1897), MC Ren (1969), Norman Greenbaum (1942), and Norman Granz (1918).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Pernell Whitaker ranks 55. Before him are Harry Spanjer (1873), Samuel Berger (1884), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Emanuel Steward (1944), James J. Jeffries (1875), and Pete Rademacher (1928). After him are Ray Mercer (1961), James Smith (1953), Bob Foster (1942), Deontay Wilder (1985), Frankie Genaro (1901), and Michael Moorer (1967).

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