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Pernell Whitaker vs Teddy Hatfield — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Pernell Whitaker

Teddy Hatfield

Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) and Teddy Hatfield (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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

Hatfield

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Pernell Whitaker and Teddy Hatfield have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Pernell Whitaker and Teddy Hatfield have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1985Aug 29Series
Pernell WhitakerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Teddy HatfieldFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Whitaker 6 · Hatfield 0 of 6 measurable rows
WhitakerHatfield
Record†
40-4-1 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
90% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
42.5%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
43%—
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
4

† 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
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Teddy Hatfield: No height on file
Reachnot held
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Teddy Hatfield: No reach on file
Agenot held
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Teddy Hatfield: No date of birth
Stance
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw
Teddy Hatfield: Not recorded

Pernell Whitaker left, Teddy Hatfield 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%

Teddy Hatfield0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Teddy Hatfield: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hatfield yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Pernell Whitaker 46, Teddy Hatfield 4 — 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

Teddy Hatfield last boxed on Aug 29, 1985 — 15,026 days ago. Hatfield had lost four straight.LLLL

Hinton Sep 1981Bramble Feb 1983Trice May 1984Whitaker Aug 19851 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Pernell Whitaker and Teddy Hatfield ever fought each other?
Yes. Pernell Whitaker and Teddy Hatfield met once on August 29, 1985, and Pernell Whitaker won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WAug 29, 1985 · Whitaker · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Whitaker or Hatfield?
Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1 and Teddy Hatfield is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Whitaker40–4–190%

Hatfield0–40%

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

Whitaker1742.5%

Hatfield0

The Numbers ↓
Do Whitaker and Hatfield have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Pernell Whitaker and Teddy Hatfield have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Whitaker and Hatfield?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker and 4 bouts tracked for Teddy Hatfield. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Whitaker46bouts

Hatfield4bouts

How They Win ↓

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