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Pernell Whitaker vs Poli Díaz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Pernell Whitaker

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Poli Díaz

Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) and Poli Díaz (44-3) 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.

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Díaz

44

Wins28 KO · 64%

3

Losses

0

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Whitaker leads 1–0

Pernell Whitaker and Poli Díaz have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Pernell Whitaker and Poli Díaz have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1991Jul 27Series
Pernell WhitakerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Poli DíazFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Whitaker 2 · Díaz 6 of 8 measurable rows
WhitakerDíaz
Record
40-4-144-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
90%
93.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
17
28 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
42.5%
63.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
43%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
2

† 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
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Poli Díaz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Poli Díaz: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Poli Díaz: 58
Stance
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw
Poli Díaz: Not recorded

Pernell Whitaker left, Poli Díaz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Poli Díaz1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Poli Díaz: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Pernell Whitaker 46, Poli Díaz 2 — 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

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

Poli Díaz last boxed on Jul 27, 1991 — 12,868 days ago. Díaz had won one in a row before losing a decision to Pernell Whitaker.WL

Jacobsen Jun 1989Whitaker Jul 19910.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Pernell Whitaker and Poli Díaz ever fought each other?
Yes. Pernell Whitaker and Poli Díaz met once on July 27, 1991, and Pernell Whitaker won by UD.
The meeting

WJul 27, 1991 · Whitaker · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Whitaker or Díaz?
Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1 and Poli Díaz is 44-3. Poli Díaz has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Whitaker40–4–190%

Díaz44–393.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Whitaker or Díaz?
Pernell Whitaker has 17 knockout wins and Poli Díaz has 28. Poli Díaz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Whitaker1742.5%

Díaz2863.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Whitaker and Díaz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Pernell Whitaker and Poli Díaz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Whitaker and Díaz?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker and 2 bouts tracked for Poli Díaz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Whitaker46bouts

Díaz2bouts

How They Win ↓

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