Is Hector Camacho overrated?

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  1. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    McCallum couldn't move like Camacho and had less handspeed.

    Very different fighters stylistically.

    Of course McCallum was much more disciplined and consistent
     
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  2. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Peak for peak I highly doubt it
     
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  3. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great post

    Peak Camacho at 130 v. Nelson would probably be similar to Whitaker v. Nelson at 135. Nelson would go the distance but fail to land much of significance
     
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  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    In general, probably not.

    On this board, yes he's overrated. There are several who won't admit that Mayweather would beat him. No more needs to be said.
     
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  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No he's not overrated. When I 1st saw him I thought he would go on to be at the least, close to the G.O A.T. What he is though is a fighter that didn't use his full potential.
    And that to me is worse than being overrated.
     
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  6. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    That's more a product of people underrating Floyd though, IMO
     
  7. michael mullen

    michael mullen Active Member Full Member

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    Thank you JT1! I'm on the verge of paying him to change that damned avatar.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Supposedly? Sanchez hit harder than Camaco and how many fighters did Camaco finish with one shot, Sanchez couldn`t drop Cowdell yet Nelson flattened him with one shot in the 1st round in 1985 he also destroyed Fenech in their rematch.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Camacho didn`t fight like Whitaker, he didn`t slip shots, it would have been more like Rosario v Camacho.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    You happy now?
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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  12. michael mullen

    michael mullen Active Member Full Member

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    No Mark. Can't you change the damned thing? Same platinum blonde beefcake dyke woman.
     
  13. NoNeck

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    I don’t think so. If Edwin Rosario can cause a permanent change in your career trajectory, you probably were A-/B+ tier at best to begin with.
     
  14. michael mullen

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    Try to find a cute female, like in my avatar. Life is too short to have to look at unattractive (read: "ugly") women.
     
  15. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nelson was smaller than Rosario and not as powerful.
     
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