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Diosbelys Hurtado vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇺CUBA

Diosbelys Hurtado

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Pernell Whitaker

Diosbelys Hurtado (43-3-1) and Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hurtado

43

Wins26 KO · 60%

3

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Whitaker leads 1–0

Diosbelys Hurtado and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Diosbelys Hurtado and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1997Jan 24Series
Diosbelys HurtadoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Hurtado 6 · Whitaker 2 of 8 measurable rows
HurtadoWhitaker
Record
43-3-1 (edge)40-4-1
Win %0–100%
92.6% (edge)
90%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
60.47% (edge)
42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
1
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
46

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+6″
Diosbelys Hurtado: 6′0″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reach+4″
Diosbelys Hurtado: 73″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot comparable
Diosbelys Hurtado: 54
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Diosbelys Hurtado: Orthodox
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Diosbelys Hurtado left, Pernell Whitaker right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Diosbelys Hurtado43 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Diosbelys Hurtado: 43 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (63%) and 16 on the cards (37%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 63%16 on the cards 37%

Pernell Whitaker40 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Pernell Whitaker: 40 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (43%) and 23 on the cards (57%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 43%23 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Diosbelys Hurtado 47, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Diosbelys Hurtado last boxed on Jun 3, 2011 — 5,618 days ago. Hurtado had won eight straight, the most recent against Raul Asencio.WWWWW

Chiruta Dec 2007Stan Mar 2008Morua Apr 2009Garnica Jun 2009Asencio Jun 20112.9 tracked bouts per year

Pernell Whitaker has lost two straight. Whitaker last boxed on Apr 27, 2001.WLNCLL

Hurtado Jan 1997Hoya Apr 1997Pestryayev Oct 1997Trinidad Feb 1999Bojorquez Apr 20012.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Diosbelys Hurtado and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Diosbelys Hurtado and Pernell Whitaker met once on January 24, 1997, and Pernell Whitaker won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

LJan 24, 1997 · Whitaker · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hurtado or Whitaker?
Diosbelys Hurtado is 43-3-1 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Diosbelys Hurtado has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hurtado43–3–192.6%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hurtado or Whitaker?
Diosbelys Hurtado has 26 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Diosbelys Hurtado has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hurtado2660.5%

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hurtado and Whitaker have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Diosbelys Hurtado and Pernell Whitaker have faced.
Who is bigger, Hurtado or Whitaker?
Diosbelys Hurtado is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 14 cm above the other. Diosbelys Hurtado also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Hurtado182 cm185 cm reach

Whitaker168 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hurtado and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Diosbelys Hurtado and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hurtado47bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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