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John Sinegal vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Sinegal

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Pernell Whitaker

John Sinegal (0-3 across 3 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 2 common opponents.

Sinegal

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

John Sinegal and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

John Sinegal and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1985Jul 20Series
John SinegalFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Sinegal 0 · Whitaker 6 of 6 measurable rows
SinegalWhitaker
Record†
0-340-4-1 (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 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.8
1.2
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
3
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 Sinegal: No height on file
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reachnot held
John Sinegal: No reach on file
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot held
John Sinegal: No date of birth
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
John Sinegal: Not recorded
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

John Sinegal 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 Sinegal0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

John Sinegal: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sinegal 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 — John Sinegal 3, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Whitaker better on 2

Sinegal

Opponent

Whitaker

  • John Sinegal

    Loss, TKO 1

    1987

    McGirtWhitaker better

    Pernell Whitaker

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1994

    Win, UD

    1993

  • John Sinegal

    Loss, TKO

    1986

    RamírezWhitaker better

    Pernell Whitaker

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1989

    Loss, SD

    1988

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 Sinegal last boxed on Dec 17, 1987 — 14,186 days ago. Sinegal had lost three straight.LLL

Whitaker Jul 1985Ramírez Dec 1986McGirt Dec 19871.2 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

With the rows behind them
Have John Sinegal and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. John Sinegal and Pernell Whitaker met once on July 20, 1985, and Pernell Whitaker won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJul 20, 1985 · Whitaker · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sinegal or Whitaker?
John Sinegal is 0-3 across the 3 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 %

Sinegal0–30%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sinegal or Whitaker?
John Sinegal has 0 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sinegal0

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sinegal and Whitaker have any common opponents?
John Sinegal and Pernell Whitaker share 2 common opponents: Buddy McGirt and José Luis Ramírez. Pernell Whitaker fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Buddy McGirtLW

José Luis RamírezL1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sinegal and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for John Sinegal and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sinegal3bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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