Freddie Pendleton pugile

Freddie Pendleton (born January 5, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired professional boxer in the lightweight (135lb) division.Pendleton won his first title in October 1985 knocking out Darryl Martin (9-2) in the 6th round earning him the Pennsylvania State light welterweight title.In March 1986, "Fearless", who was (14-13) at the time, took on Roger Mayweather (23-3) at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He knocked out Roger in the 6th round for a TKO win.Four months later, Pendleton took on Frankie Randall (27-1) for the second time. Only this time was for the vacant USBA lightweight title. The fight went the distance and was a draw. Freddie later won the USBA lightweight title and defended it successfully in 1987 and 1988.In 1990, Pendleton fought a world title against unified WBC & IBF lightweight champion, Pernell Whitaker (20-1). Although prior to the contest, few had placed much faith in Freddie's abilities to provide a competitive effort in the fight, due to his 24-16 record, Freddie did just that. The fight turned out to be a, "barn burner," far better than anyone had expected; It was a genuinely classy effort by Pendleton against one of best fighters in the world. While correctly deemed a unanimous decision win for Whitaker, most observers generally thought the fight was much, much closer than the scorecards reflected(Judges Jim Traylor and Stuart Winston scored it 116-112, with Phil Newman 117-113 all for Pernell Whitaker). In 1993, he captured the Vacant IBF lightweight title with a decision win over Tracy Spann. He defended the belt once before losing it to Rafael Ruelas in 1994. Although he continued to fight until 2001, Pendleton never regained a major belt, losing to IBF welterweight title holder Félix Trinidad in 1996, IBF light welterweight title holder Vince Phillips in 1997, and WBA welterweight title holder James Page in 1999.