Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) and Wilfredo Rivera (35-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Pernell Whitaker vs Wilfredo Rivera — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Pernell Whitaker leads 2–0- Pernell Whitaker wonWhitaker vs RiveraSep 20, 1996 · UD
- Pernell Whitaker wonWhitaker vs RiveraApr 12, 1996 · SD
The Numbers
- 40-4-1 (edge)
- Record
- 35-7-1
- 90% (edge)
- Win %
- 82.6%
- 17
- Wins by knockout
- 21 (edge)
- 42.5%
- KO rate
- 60% (edge)
- 43% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 33%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 7 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 46
- Bouts tracked
- 8
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′6″ (168 cm)
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm) (edge)
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm) (edge)
- 62
- Age
- 57
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyPernell Whitaker · 40 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
23
Other
0
Wilfredo Rivera · 3 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (46 and 8 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Pernell Whitaker
LLNCLW
L2 streak · last fought Apr 27, 2001
Wilfredo Rivera
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought May 5, 2001
Common Questions
- Have Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera ever fought each other?
- Yes. Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera have met 2 times and Pernell Whitaker leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Pernell Whitaker or Wilfredo Rivera?
- Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1 and Wilfredo Rivera is 35-7-1. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Pernell Whitaker or Wilfredo Rivera?
- Pernell Whitaker has 17 knockout wins and Wilfredo Rivera has 21. Wilfredo Rivera has more.
- Do Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera have any common opponents?
- Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera share 1 common opponent: Oscar De La Hoya. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Pernell Whitaker or Wilfredo Rivera?
- Wilfredo Rivera is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 12 cm above the other. Wilfredo Rivera also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera?
- This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker and 8 bouts tracked for Wilfredo Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.