Gary Jacobs (45-8) 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 1 common opponent.
Gary Jacobs vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Pernell Whitaker leads 1–0- Pernell Whitaker wonWhitaker vs JacobsAug 26, 1995 · UD
The Numbers
- 45-8
- Record
- 40-4-1 (edge)
- 84.9%
- Win %
- 90% (edge)
- 26 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 17
- 57.78% (edge)
- KO rate
- 42.5%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 7 (edge)
- 0.3
- Bouts per year
- 2.8 (edge)
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 46
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (170 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′6″ (168 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 60
- Age
- 62
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- British
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGary Jacobs · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Pernell Whitaker · 40 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
23
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 46 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gary Jacobs
LL
L2 streak · last fought Aug 26, 1995
Pernell Whitaker
LLNCLW
L2 streak · last fought Apr 27, 2001
Common Questions
- Have Gary Jacobs and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gary Jacobs and Pernell Whitaker met once on August 26, 1995, and Pernell Whitaker won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Gary Jacobs or Pernell Whitaker?
- Gary Jacobs is 45-8 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gary Jacobs or Pernell Whitaker?
- Gary Jacobs has 26 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Gary Jacobs has more.
- Do Gary Jacobs and Pernell Whitaker have any common opponents?
- Gary Jacobs and Pernell Whitaker share 1 common opponent: Buddy McGirt. Pernell Whitaker fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Gary Jacobs or Pernell Whitaker?
- Gary Jacobs is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 2 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gary Jacobs and Pernell Whitaker?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Gary Jacobs and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.