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José Luis Ramírez vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

José Luis Ramírez

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Pernell Whitaker

José Luis Ramírez (102-9) and Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Ramírez

102

Wins82 KO · 80%

9

Losses

0

Draws112 tracked bouts

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

José Luis Ramírez and Pernell Whitaker have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

José Luis Ramírez and Pernell Whitaker have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1988Mar 121989Aug 20Series
José Luis RamírezFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
How it endedSDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Ramírez 5 · Whitaker 2 of 7 measurable rows
RamírezWhitaker
Record
102-9 (edge)40-4-1
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
90%
Wins by knockoutmax 82
82 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
80.39% (edge)
42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
80% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2.8
2.8
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
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+1″
José Luis Ramírez: 5′7″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reach+5″
José Luis Ramírez: 64″
Pernell Whitaker: 69″ (edge)
Age5 yrs apart
José Luis Ramírez: 67
Pernell Whitaker: 62
Stance
José Luis Ramírez: Southpaw
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

José Luis Ramírez 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
José Luis Ramírez102 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

José Luis Ramírez: 102 tracked wins — 82 by KO/TKO (80%), 19 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

82 by KO/TKO 80%19 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

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 — José Luis Ramírez 112, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Whitaker better on 1 · even on 2

Ramírez

Opponent

Whitaker

  • José Luis Ramírez

    Loss, TD 11

    1988

    ChávezWhitaker better

    Pernell Whitaker

    Draw, MD

    1993

  • José Luis Ramírez

    Win, TKO

    1986

    SinegalEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Win, TKO 2

    1985

  • José Luis Ramírez

    Win, TKO

    1986

    ParkerEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Win, UD

    1985

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

José Luis Ramírez last boxed on Oct 12, 2013 — 4,726 days ago. Ramírez had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Chávez Oct 1988Minaya Mar 1989Whitaker Aug 1989Coggi Mar 1990Lomachenko Oct 20132.8 tracked bouts per year

Pernell Whitaker last boxed on Apr 27, 2001 — 9,277 days ago. Whitaker had lost two straight.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 José Luis Ramírez and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. José Luis Ramírez and Pernell Whitaker have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LAug 20, 1989 · Whitaker · UD

WMar 12, 1988 · Ramírez · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ramírez or Whitaker?
José Luis Ramírez is 102-9 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. José Luis Ramírez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ramírez102–991.9%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ramírez or Whitaker?
José Luis Ramírez has 82 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. José Luis Ramírez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ramírez8280.4%

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ramírez and Whitaker have any common opponents?
José Luis Ramírez and Pernell Whitaker share 3 common opponents: Julio César Chávez, John Sinegal and Nick Parker. Pernell Whitaker fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Julio César ChávezLD

John SinegalWW

Nick ParkerWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Ramírez or Whitaker?
José Luis Ramírez is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 1 cm above the other. Pernell Whitaker also has the longer reach, by 12 cm.
Height · reach

Ramírez169 cm163 cm reach

Whitaker168 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ramírez and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for José Luis Ramírez and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ramírez112bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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