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against Chávez would have been a unification bout for
Whitaker's IBF light welterweight title and Chávez's WBC light welterweight title, but Whitaker's victory ensure the fight would instead be for his newly won WBC welterweight title instead. At the insistence of Chávez, the fight was held at a catch-weight of 145 pounds, two pounds under the official welterweight limit of 147 pounds.
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on March 6, 1993, it was announced that a deal had been reached that would see
Whitaker face reigning WBC light welterweight champion Julio César Chávez. The deal had been made prior to the McGirt–Whitaker bout and was to have happened regardless if Whitaker won or lost. Had Whitaker lost, his fight
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magazine's pound-for-pound list that the two top ranked fighters on the pound-for-pound list had faced each other. When asked about becoming the number one fighter in the pound-for-pound rankings
Whitaker stated "That is the title every man dreams of. This fight is the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA
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solely to protect Chávez. The selection of lone
American judge who had scored the fight in favor of Whitaker Jack Woodruff had been protested by Sulaimán, King and Chávez but they eventually relented. Said Whitaker's manager and trainer Lou Duva of the judges, "Vann and Marti are W.B.C. officials.
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briefly halted the fight to allow Chávez to recover after
Whitaker landed a low-blow. As Cortez believed the blow was unintentional, he did not instruct the judges to deduct a point from Whitaker on the scorecards. Whitaker would win the round 10–9 on both Woodruff and Marti's scorecard but Vann
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overall punches with 311 punches landed compared to 220 for Chávez. However, when the fight went to the judge's scorecards only one judge, Jack
Woodruff, had scored the fight in Whitaker's favor at 115–113. The other two judges, Mickey Vann and Franz Marti, would score the fight even at 115–115.
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In one of the most disputed decisions in boxing history, the fight was declared a majority draw. Whitaker used his slick boxing skills to control the fight as Chávez had trouble landing punches consistently. Whitaker would dominate with his jab landing 130 to Chávez's face, and had the edge in
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featured
Whitaker on the cover with the headline "ROBBED!." Virtually all of the blame was heaped on the two WBC appointed judges Mickey Vann of England and Franz Marti of Switzerland whom were accused of being selected by Chávez's promoter Don King and WBC president (and Chávez's countryman)
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These guys get trips all over the world; they're beholden to
Sulaiman and King. They wanted the American judge knocked out of there. Why? This decision speaks for itself." Duva also lamented "This is the second time this has happened to one of our fighters with Chávez." referring to
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Dan Duva would launch an official protest only four days after the fight in hopes of getting the decision overturned in favor of
Whitaker. The protest concerned the scoring of the sixth round of the bout in which referee
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to Chávez three years prior. Duva had recommended respected veteran judge Jerry Roth, but Chávez refused. Duva's opinion was that Roth was turned down" because he had
Meldrick Taylor ahead when Taylor fought Chávez."
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stating "The referee didn't take off a point, but I thought it had to be done.", which would be a violation as boxing rules state that only a referee can deduct points during the fight. However, in an interview with
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Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez: 1993 WBC welterweight title match
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The fight was highly anticipated as Chávez was the number one fighter on
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Head-to-head for pound-for-pound: Whitaker–Chavez Remembered
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Pernell Whitaker, using his speed and capitalizing on his...
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