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Félix Trinidad vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Félix Trinidad

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Pernell Whitaker

Félix Trinidad (42-3) 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 3 common opponents.

Trinidad

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

3

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Trinidad leads 1–0

Félix Trinidad and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Trinidad leads 1–0.

Félix Trinidad and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Trinidad leads 1–0.
Met1999Feb 20Series
Félix TrinidadFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Trinidad 5 · Whitaker 2 of 7 measurable rows
TrinidadWhitaker
Record
42-3 (edge)40-4-1
Win %0–100%
93.3% (edge)
90%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
83.33% (edge)
42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
83% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.5
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
45
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+5″
Félix Trinidad: 5′11″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reach+3″
Félix Trinidad: 72″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot comparable
Félix Trinidad: 53
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Félix Trinidad: Orthodox
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Félix Trinidad 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
Félix Trinidad42 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Félix Trinidad: 42 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (83%) and 7 on the cards (17%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

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 — Félix Trinidad 45, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Trinidad better on 1 · even on 2

Trinidad

Opponent

Whitaker

  • Félix Trinidad

    Win, MD

    1999

    HoyaTrinidad better

    Pernell Whitaker

    Loss, UD

    1997

  • Félix Trinidad

    Win, KO 5

    1996

    PendletonEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Win, UD

    1990

  • Félix Trinidad

    Win, UD

    1991

    RodríguezEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Win, KO 6

    1995

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Félix Trinidad last boxed on Jan 19, 2008 — 6,849 days ago. Trinidad had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Hopkins Sep 2001Cherifi May 2002Mayorga Oct 2004Wright May 2005Jr. Jan 20082.5 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 Félix Trinidad and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Félix Trinidad and Pernell Whitaker met once on February 20, 1999, and Félix Trinidad won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 20, 1999 · Trinidad · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Trinidad or Whitaker?
Félix Trinidad is 42-3 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Félix Trinidad has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Trinidad42–393.3%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Trinidad or Whitaker?
Félix Trinidad has 35 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Félix Trinidad has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Trinidad3583.3%

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Trinidad and Whitaker have any common opponents?
Félix Trinidad and Pernell Whitaker share 3 common opponents: Oscar De La Hoya, Freddie Pendleton and Jake Rodríguez. Félix Trinidad fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Oscar De La HoyaWL

Freddie PendletonWW

Jake RodríguezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Trinidad or Whitaker?
Félix Trinidad is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 12 cm above the other. Félix Trinidad also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Trinidad180 cm183 cm reach

Whitaker168 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Trinidad and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Félix Trinidad and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Trinidad45bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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