Family, friends, and boxing legend Evander Holyfield gathered in Virginia Beach to celebrate the legacy of Pernell "Sweet Pea ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Legendary professional boxer Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker will be honored during a three-day event that ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach Police have identified the man hit and killed by a vehicle late Sunday night as local boxing legend Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker. Virginia Beach Police were ...

The celebration will highlight his contributions in and out of the ring while fundraising for a youth organization named in ...

I have been thinking about those fighters who I consider the greatest of all-time. In the past I have written about my all time pound-for-pound list, but this is different. Here I will write about ...

Organizers like Virginia Beach councilman Cash Green say they want to make sure Sweet Pea’s legacy isn’t forgotten.

The three-day celebration to honor Hampton Roads boxing legend Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker kicks off tonight.

LeRoy Neiman spent fifty years painting boxing’s greatest fights and fighters. How the Hall of Fame artist — and his ...