Pernell Whitaker vs. Jake Rodríguez

Collision Course
DateNovember 18, 1995
VenueConvention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC and Lineal welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Pernell Whitaker Jake Rodríguez
Nickname Sweet Pea The Snake
Hometown Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Pre-fight record 36–1–1 (15 KO) 28–3–2 (8 KO)
Age 31 years, 10 months 30 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Style Southpaw Southpaw
Recognition WBC & Lineal
Welterweight champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 The Ring
No. 6 Ranked Light Welterweight
Former IBF light welterweight champion
Result
Whitaker wins via fourth-round knockout

Pernell Whitaker vs. Jake Rodríguez, billed as Collision Course, was a professional boxing match contested on November 18, 1995 for the WBC and lineal welterweight titles.

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