Oscar De La Hoya (39-6) 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 4 common opponents.
Oscar De La Hoya vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Oscar De La Hoya leads 1–0- Oscar De La Hoya wonWhitaker vs HoyaApr 12, 1997 · UD
The Numbers
- 39-6
- Record
- 40-4-1 (edge)
- 86.7%
- Win %
- 90% (edge)
- 30 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 17
- 76.92% (edge)
- KO rate
- 42.5%
- 77% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 11 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 7
- 2.8
- Bouts per year
- 2.8
- 45
- Bouts tracked
- 46
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′11″ (180 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′6″ (168 cm)
- 73″ (185 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 53
- Age
- 62
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyOscar De La Hoya · 39 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
9
Other
0
Pernell Whitaker · 40 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
23
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (45 and 46 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedOscar De La Hoya
WRTD R8 · Sep 1998WTKO R4 · Jun 1996Pernell Whitaker
DMD · Sep 1993
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Oscar De La Hoya
LWLWL
L1 streak · last fought Dec 6, 2008
Pernell Whitaker
LLNCLW
L2 streak · last fought Apr 27, 2001
Common Questions
- Have Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker ever fought each other?
- Yes. Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker met once on April 12, 1997, and Oscar De La Hoya won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Oscar De La Hoya or Pernell Whitaker?
- Oscar De La Hoya is 39-6 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Oscar De La Hoya or Pernell Whitaker?
- Oscar De La Hoya has 30 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Oscar De La Hoya has more.
- Do Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker have any common opponents?
- Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker share 4 common opponents: Félix Trinidad, Julio César Chávez and Wilfredo Rivera (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Oscar De La Hoya or Pernell Whitaker?
- Oscar De La Hoya is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 12 cm above the other. Oscar De La Hoya also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker?
- This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Oscar De La Hoya and 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.