Hector Camacho vs Juan Laporte

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  1. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Could Juan upset Hector at 130?
     
  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nope. LaPorte was smart, pretty skilled, tough as hell, and packed a hell of a punch...but he had a horrible tendency to throw about 10-20 punches a round. At 130lbs, Camacho wasn't afraid to let his hands go, and I think his chin is good enough to shake off LaPorte's punches.

    Camacho, by virtue of superior speed, and workrate, by UD.
     
  3. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Camacho by UD...he will win practically every round of the whole fight.
     
  4. ThinBlack

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    Hector's speed and reflexes would see him through anything LaPorte threw at him, and if he did manage to connect, Hector could take it.Camacho UD LaPorte by wide decision.
     
  5. puertorricane

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    nope

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  6. Sister Sledge

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    Laporte was too lazy to do anything with a speedster like Hector. This is a total mismatch.
     
  7. Nate 2011

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    Honestly, I almost don't see this fight happening given that it might've actually had some mild form of a chance in happening when Camacho was the WBC Superfeatherweight Champion (130) and Laporte was the WBC Featherweight Champion (126). Although both guys were promoted by Don King, and no doubt shared the same kind of headaches that they both received from the promoter when it came to the financial end of things, both guys were mostly friends throughout who lived in the same neighborhood/area of each other in East Harlem, N.Y., so they never really entertained the thought of fighting each other. Plus also given that they were both of the same Puerto Rican background and living in New York they were both always chastised by their Puerto Rican country folks back in the Islands who were always referring to them as New Yoricans, especially fellow countryman boxers like Gomez and Edwin Rosario who also showed disdain to both.
     
  8. Danmann

    Danmann Well-Known Member Full Member

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    LaPorte on his best night might, he was good, and gave prime Chavez close call.
     
  9. MAG1965

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    Hector would win a decision.
     
  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not a chance.