Valero vs Camacho?

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  1. TheHoodlum

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    Call a winner!
     
  2. Thread Stealer

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    Camacho outboxes him and wins a decision.
     
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    Camacho outboxes him and wins a close decision. they go out partying afterward chasing women and binging on coke.
     
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    Wouldn't be a damn thing close about this fight.

    Prime Camacho would light Valero up.
     
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    Valero had a eye-catching record against modest opposition.

    Camacho was infinitely more proven, he'd be a tough matchup for most 130-135 fighters in history.

    A big Camacho weakness was that he had a tendency to go into a defensive shell when he got hurt, or was hit with consistency.

    I don't think that happens here.
     
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    Who was that guy that gave Camacho a beating? I'm sure Valero is more than capable.
     
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    Valero, whilst not proven against elite level opposition, certainly had elite-level eye catching talent.

    I think Valero was truly a special talent, too bad he wasted it all.
     
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    Rosario? He was quite a bit faster than Valero.
     
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    Rosario should have gotten the decision IMO, but he didn't give Camacho a beating. Camacho was running too much for that to happen.

    Rosario was a better fighter than Valero anyway.

    Chavez gave Camacho a bad beating, but Chavez is an ATG anyway, miles better than Valero ever proved to be.

    Camacho had declined quite a bit by then, most likely from excessive amounts of cocaine and alcohol.

    What a waste of talent Camacho was.

    Valero too.
     
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    Valero was faster than Camacho? :lol::lol:
     
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    Surely sarcasm? :lol: :huh

    Prime Camacho was the fastest fighter I ever did see.
     
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    Hey BB and Estes....knoweth not whose portal ye crossed?
     
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    Valero wouldn't beat JL Ramirez.
     
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    Camacho was fast, but Valero had the kind of lightning that was only seen once during the 80s.
     
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    Yeah, Tony Ayala, an undefeated fighter who beat modest opposition but could have/should have/would have done this and was said to be awesome in the gym.