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Jesus De la Cruz vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jesus De la Cruz

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Pernell Whitaker

Jesus De la Cruz (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Cruz

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Whitaker leads 1–0

Jesus De la Cruz and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Jesus De la Cruz and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1985Nov 12Series
Jesus De la CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 0 · Whitaker 5 of 5 measurable rows
CruzWhitaker
Record†
0-240-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
0
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—43%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
2
46

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Jesus De la Cruz: No height on file
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Jesus De la Cruz: No reach on file
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot held
Jesus De la Cruz: No date of birth
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Jesus De la Cruz: Not recorded
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Jesus De la Cruz 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
Jesus De la Cruz0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jesus De la Cruz: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cruz yet.

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 — Jesus De la Cruz 2, 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

Jesus De la Cruz last boxed on Nov 12, 1985 — 14,956 days ago. Cruz had lost two straight.LL

Trice Aug 1985Whitaker Nov 1985

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 Jesus De la Cruz and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesus De la Cruz and Pernell Whitaker met once on November 12, 1985, and Pernell Whitaker won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LNov 12, 1985 · Whitaker · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Whitaker?
Jesus De la Cruz is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz0–20%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Whitaker?
Jesus De la Cruz has 0 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz0

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Whitaker have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesus De la Cruz and Pernell Whitaker have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jesus De la Cruz and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz2bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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