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Juan Nazario vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇷PUERTO RICO

Juan Nazario

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Pernell Whitaker

Juan Nazario (25-4) 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.

Nazario

25

Wins17 KO · 68%

4

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Whitaker leads 1–0

Juan Nazario and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Juan Nazario and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1990Aug 11Series
Juan NazarioFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Nazario 2 · Whitaker 5 of 7 measurable rows
NazarioWhitaker
Record
25-440-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.2%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 17
17
17
KO rate0–100%
68% (edge)
42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
68% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
1
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.6
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
29
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

Heightnot held
Juan Nazario: No height on file
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Juan Nazario: No reach on file
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot comparable
Juan Nazario: 63
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Juan Nazario: Not recorded
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Juan Nazario 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
Juan Nazario25 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Juan Nazario: 25 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (68%), 7 on the cards (28%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 68%7 on the cards 28%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

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 — Juan Nazario 29, 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

Juan Nazario last boxed on Jul 10, 1993 — 12,158 days ago. Nazario had won once since losing by stoppage to Silverio Flores.LWWLW

Whitaker Aug 1990Santiesteban Jun 1992Hardee Sep 1992Flores Dec 1992Cordova Jul 19932.6 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 Juan Nazario and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Juan Nazario and Pernell Whitaker met once on August 11, 1990, and Pernell Whitaker won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LAug 11, 1990 · Whitaker · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nazario or Whitaker?
Juan Nazario is 25-4 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nazario25–486.2%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nazario or Whitaker?
Juan Nazario has 17 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Both have 17.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nazario1768%

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nazario and Whitaker have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Juan Nazario and Pernell Whitaker have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nazario and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Juan Nazario and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nazario29bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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