Boxerul american Pernell Whitaker, campion olimpic \u00een 1984 \u015fi campion mondial la patru categorii diferite, a decedat \u00een urma unui accident rutier \u00een Virginia (SUA), a confirmat, luni, poli\u0163ia local\u0103 \u00eentr-un comunicat dat publicit\u0103\u0163ii, informeaz\u0103 AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whitaker, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 55 de ani, a decedat dup\u0103 ce a fost lovit de o ma\u015fin\u0103 duminic\u0103 \u00een Virginia Beach. Fostul pugilist a murit pe loc din cauza leziunilor suferite, a precizat poli\u0163ia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Supranumit afectuos “maz\u0103re dulce”, el a fost considerat unul dintre cei mai talenta\u0163i boxeri ai genera\u0163iei sale. El a c\u00e2\u015ftigat titlul olimpic la categoria u\u015foar\u0103 la JO de la Los Angeles \u00een 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El a disputat 46 de meciuri la profesioni\u015fti, cu un bilan\u0163 de 40 de victorii, dintre care 17 \u00eenainte de limit\u0103, patru \u00eenfr\u00e2ngeri \u015fi un meci nul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whitaker a c\u00e2\u015ftigat titlurile mondiale la categoria u\u015foar\u0103, super-u\u015foar\u0103, welter \u015fi super-welter. El a fost desemnat boxerul anului de c\u0103tre Ring magazine \u00een 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unul din cele mai importante momente ale carierei sale va r\u0103m\u00e2ne meciul controversat contra legendarului pugilist mexican Julio Cesar Chavez la San Antonio (Texas) \u00een 1993. Dup\u0103 o lupt\u0103 acerb\u0103, to\u0163i exper\u0163ii \u00eel d\u0103deau pe Whitaker \u00eenving\u0103tor, dar arbitri-judec\u0103tori au decis meci nul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pernell Whitaker s-a retras \u00een aprilie 2001, dup\u0103 o \u00eenfr\u00e2ngere \u00een fa\u0163a mexicanului Carlos Bojorquez.
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