Have John Montes and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?

Yes. John Montes and Pernell Whitaker met once on March 9, 1986, and Pernell Whitaker won by UD.

Who has the better record, Montes or Whitaker?

John Montes is 1-6 across the 7 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.

Who has more knockouts, Montes or Whitaker?

John Montes has 1 knockout win and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Pernell Whitaker has more.

Do Montes and Whitaker have any common opponents?

John Montes and Pernell Whitaker share 1 common opponent: Freddie Pendleton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Montes and Whitaker?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for John Montes and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Montes vs Pernell Whitaker — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

John Montes

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Pernell Whitaker

John Montes (1-6 across 7 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 1 common opponent.

Montes

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Whitaker

Wins17 KO · 43%

Losses

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

John Montes and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met	1986Mar 9	Series
John MontesFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDWhitaker vs Montes	1Meeting

Whitaker vs Montes · Mar 9, 1986

The Numbers

Montes 1 · Whitaker 6 of 7 measurable rows

MontesEdge = longer wingWhitaker

Record^†: 1-640-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 14.3%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 1
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
43%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7: 0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.8: 0.2
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46: 7
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: John Montes: No height on file; Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reachnot held: John Montes: No reach on file; Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot held: John Montes: No date of birth; Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance: John Montes: Not recorded; Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

John Montes 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

John Montes1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Pernell Whitaker40 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

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 — John Montes 7, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

MontesJohn Montes

Opponent

WhitakerPernell Whitaker

John Montes
Win, KO
1988Nov 1988
PendletonFreddie PendletonUnited States 47–26–5EvenEven — 1–0 both
Pernell Whitaker
Win, UD
1990Feb 1990

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

John Montes last boxed on Jun 8, 2013 — 4,880 days ago. Montes had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Edwards Jul 1985Whitaker Mar 1986Pendleton Nov 1988Fuentes Feb 1989Hooker Jun 20130.2 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

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Have John Montes and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?: Yes. John Montes and Pernell Whitaker met once on March 9, 1986, and Pernell Whitaker won by UD.
Who has the better record, Montes or Whitaker?: John Montes is 1-6 across the 7 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.
Who has more knockouts, Montes or Whitaker?: John Montes has 1 knockout win and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Do Montes and Whitaker have any common opponents?: John Montes and Pernell Whitaker share 1 common opponent: Freddie Pendleton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Montes and Whitaker?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for John Montes and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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