What is Pernell Whitaker?
'''Pernell Whitaker''' (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American [[professional boxer]]. He was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. Whitaker was a [[list of boxing quadruple champions|four-weight world champion]], having won titles at [[lightweight]], [[light welterweight]], [[welterweight]], and [[light middleweight]]; the [[undisputed champion|undisputed]] lightweight title; and the [[lineal championship|lineal]] lightweight and welterweight titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm|title=The Lineal Boxing World Champions|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia}}</ref> He holds the [[Undisputed champion#Unified champion|longest unified lightweight championship reign]] in boxing history at 6 title defenses. Whitaker was seen as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/584904-de-fense-floyd-mayweather-jr-25-best-defensive-boxers-in-history.amp.html|title=Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 25 Best Defensive Boxers in History|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Whitaker won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the [[1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1982 World Championships]], followed by gold at the [[1983 Pan American Games]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]]. He retired in 2001. Whitaker was killed after being hit by a car in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]] on July 14, 2019 at the age of 55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/07/15/pernell-whitaker-dead-at-55/|title=Pernell Whitaker Dead At 55, Boxing Legend Hit By Car|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027130255/http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/whitaker.html Amateur record (incomplete)] *[https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/featured-boxing-articles-boxing-news-videos-rankings-and-results/58912-r-i-p-pernell-sweet-pea-whitaker-one-of-the-all-time-greats R.I.P. Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker, One of the All-Time Greats] {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitak