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Trinidad vs. Whitaker: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Félix Trinidad (Tito) defends his IBF welterweight title against Pernell Whitaker (Sweet Pea). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
Mar 10, 1990
33-0
13
29 (87.9%)
180 cm
184 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Apr 3, 1998
10m, 17d
33
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Nov 15, 1984
40-2-1
22
17 (39.5%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Oct 17, 1997
1y, 4m, 3d
-1
IBF
WL
w1
d12
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
sWL
w1
WL
w1
d8
sLT
w1
LT
w1
d3
LT
w1
d6
LT
w1
d8
LT
w1
welterweight
Saturday, 20 Feb 1999
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Félix Trinidad vs. Pernell Whitaker

Date

This fight between Félix Trinidad and Pernell Whitaker took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Félix Trinidad is the taller of the two by 12 cms; Pernell Whitaker is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 184 cm, Trinidad also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Whitaker's 175 cm. Whitaker has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Trinidad.

Trinidad is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 33-0 (29 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 17 days ago against Mahenge Zulu, which he won via 4th round KO.

Whitaker comes in with a record of 40-2-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 4 months, and 3 days ago against Andrey Pestryayev, which ended in a no-contest.

Félix Trinidad fights out of the orthodox stance, while Pernell Whitaker fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Trinidad will be 26 years and 1 month old. Whitaker will be 35 years and 1 month old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 77-23 in favor of Félix Trinidad. Here is the prediction for Trinidad vs Whitaker.

Félix Trinidad should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Pernell Whitaker to win this one.

Result

Félix Trinidad defeated Pernell Whitaker via 12 round UD to retain the IBF welterweight title. Whitaker's losing streak continues, and Trinidad advances his win streak to 34. Trinidad is now 34-0, and Whitaker 40-3-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  3. Oscar De La Hoya defeats Pernell Whitaker via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Félix Trinidad knocks out Luis Ramon Campas in the 4th round
  5. Pernell Whitaker defeats Azumah Nelson via 12-round unanimous decision
  6. Pernell Whitaker defeats Jose Luis Ramirez via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  7. Jose Luis Ramirez defeats Pernell Whitaker via 12-round split decision