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Martin Galvan vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

Martin Galvan

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Pernell Whitaker

Martin Galvan (0-5 across 5 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.

Galvan

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Martin Galvan and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Martin Galvan and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1989Dec 11Series
Martin GalvanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Galvan 0 · Whitaker 6 of 6 measurable rows
GalvanWhitaker
Record†
0-540-4-1 (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
0.4
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
5
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
Martin Galvan: No height on file
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Martin Galvan: No reach on file
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot held
Martin Galvan: No date of birth
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Martin Galvan: Not recorded
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Martin Galvan 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
Martin Galvan0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Martin Galvan: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Galvan 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 — Martin Galvan 5, 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

Martin Galvan last boxed on Jul 1, 1995 — 11,433 days ago. Galvan had lost five straight.LLLLL

Roach Sep 1982Cruz Dec 1988Whitaker Dec 1989Scott Feb 1993Hatcher Jul 19950.4 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 Martin Galvan and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Martin Galvan and Pernell Whitaker met once on December 11, 1989, and Pernell Whitaker won by TKO.
The meeting

LDec 11, 1989 · Whitaker · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Galvan or Whitaker?
Martin Galvan is 0-5 across the 5 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 %

Galvan0–50%

Whitaker40–4–190%

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

Galvan0

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Galvan and Whitaker have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Martin Galvan and Pernell Whitaker have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Galvan and Whitaker?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Martin Galvan and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Galvan5bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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