Whitaker vs Hoya

Who won Whitaker vs Hoya?

Oscar De La Hoya beat Pernell Whitaker by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 12th, 1997, at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 116-110, 116-110 in favor of winner Oscar De La Hoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Whitaker vs Hoya stats

Back in April 1997, Pernell Whitaker stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Oscar De La Hoya made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.

Pernell Whitaker was the younger man by 51 years, at -27 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Whitaker. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pernell Whitaker fought out of the southpaw stance, while Oscar De La Hoya was an orthodox fighter.

Whitaker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 1984, 8 years earlier than Hoya, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, totaling 379 compared to Hoya's 308.

Whitaker vs Hoya form

Hoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008, by in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had lost to Bernard Hopkins on September 18, 2004, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Whitaker vs Hoya start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Whitaker vs Hoya?

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