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Oscar De La Hoya vs Pernell Whitaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Oscar De La Hoya

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Pernell Whitaker

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.

Hoya

39

Wins30 KO · 77%

6

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hoya leads 1–0

Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Hoya leads 1–0.

Oscar De La Hoya and Pernell Whitaker have met 1 time; Hoya leads 1–0.
Met1997Apr 12Series
Oscar De La HoyaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Pernell WhitakerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Hoya 4 · Whitaker 3 of 7 measurable rows
HoyaWhitaker
Record
39-640-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.7%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
76.92% (edge)
42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
77% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
7
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2.8
2.8
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
45
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+5″
Oscar De La Hoya: 5′11″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Reach+4″
Oscar De La Hoya: 73″ (edge)
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Agenot comparable
Oscar De La Hoya: 53
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Stance
Oscar De La Hoya: Orthodox
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw

Oscar De La Hoya 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
Oscar De La Hoya39 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Oscar De La Hoya: 39 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (77%) and 9 on the cards (23%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 77%9 on the cards 23%

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 — Oscar De La Hoya 45, Pernell Whitaker 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Hoya better on 1 · Whitaker better on 1 · even on 2

Hoya

Opponent

Whitaker

  • Oscar De La Hoya

    Loss, MD

    1999

    TrinidadEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Loss, UD

    1999

  • Oscar De La Hoya

    2–0 against

    Win, RTD 8

    1998

    Win, TKO 4

    1996

    ChávezHoya better

    Pernell Whitaker

    Draw, MD

    1993

  • Oscar De La Hoya

    Win, TKO 8

    1997

    RiveraWhitaker better

    Pernell Whitaker

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1996

    Win, SD

    1996

  • Oscar De La Hoya

    Win, KO 2

    1994

    PáezEven

    Pernell Whitaker

    Win, UD

    1991

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

Oscar De La Hoya last boxed on Dec 6, 2008 — 6,530 days ago. Hoya had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Manny Pacquiao.LWLWL

Hopkins Sep 2004Mayorga May 2006Mayweather May 2007Forbes May 2008Pacquiao Dec 20082.8 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 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.
The meeting

WApr 12, 1997 · Hoya · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hoya or Whitaker?
Oscar De La Hoya is 39-6 and Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hoya39–686.7%

Whitaker40–4–190%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hoya or Whitaker?
Oscar De La Hoya has 30 knockout wins and Pernell Whitaker has 17. Oscar De La Hoya has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hoya3076.9%

Whitaker1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hoya and 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.
4 shared opponents

Félix TrinidadLL

Julio César ChávezWD

Wilfredo RiveraWW

Jorge PáezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Hoya or 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.
Height · reach

Hoya180 cm185 cm reach

Whitaker168 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hoya and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hoya45bouts

Whitaker46bouts

How They Win ↓

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