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jodeke Retired Number
Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 67317 Location: In a world where admitting to not knowing something is considered a great way to learn.
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:02 am Post subject: Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker(professional boxer) hit and killed by car |
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You think Floyd was a boxer? If you had the good fortune to see Sweet Pea perform you saw the art of hit and not be hit performed to perfection. RIP
Former world champ boxer Pernell "Sweetpea" Whitaker struck, killed by vehicle in Virginia Beach
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adkindo Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:12 am Post subject: |
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when I read this alert this morning....just kept thinking "this sucks".....just not the way you ever expect a great champion to be killed. I think his legacy is even bigger if he retires after the De La Hoya fight.
RIP Sweet Pea |
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numero-ocho Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Dam! Part of that special 1984 Olympic Boxing team.
R.I.P. Sweat Pea. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant |
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jonnybravo Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Wow. RIP. _________________ KOBE |
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ChickenStu Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Damn. And he beat Julio Cesar Chavez, regardless of what the judges said. RIP. |
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Osei Starting Rotation
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 291 Location: Arlington, VA
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Pernell Whitaker hit and killed by car |
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jodeke wrote: | You think Floyd was a boxer? If you had the fortune to see Sweet Pea perform you saw the art of hit and not be hit was done to perfection. RIP
Former world champ boxer Pernell "Sweetpea" Whitaker struck, killed by vehicle in Virginia Beach
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Yeah, he was prime Floyd Mayweather before there was a prime Floyd Mayweather. I think the "Pretty Boy" version of Floyd - the one before the hand issues - edges Sweet Pea at lightweight due to his superior athleticism and 3" reach advantage (which I think would be huge in a defensive matchup such as this one) but that's a matchup that could've went either way... Sweet Pea was that good. RIP. |
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panamaniac Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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sucks. dude personified skill in the ring. RIP champ |
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