Best pure boxer of the last 40 years

Many people mistakenly believe it to be Sugar Ray Leonard. Some believe it to be Pernell Whitaker or Floyd Jr. I have repeatedly viewed these great fighters over and over in recent days and have concluded what I've known all along in my gut-that the best pure boxer of our lifetime was Hector Camacho.

I don't believe any of the aforementioned fighters could have competed with Hector because they too were boxers by definition, backtrackers if you will. It would take a great attacker with a strong stomach and crushing power such as Roberto Duran to decisively beat him. Other than Duran, there was no boxer who could cope with the blinding speed.

How would they compete? It wouldn't be a fair fight because of his umatched hand and footspeed. Pernell found this out in their sparring session when he was rescued by his own cornermen.

Floyd jr if he'd fought in Hector's time would become just another anonymity like Greg Coverson. Pernell would pose more of a problem being a fewllow southpaw but even he would be clueless as how to deal with a man who could instantaneously score and then get out of range-it was like trying to fight a ghost. THis is what made Camacho so great and dominant in his time. He is definitely going up higher on my p4p list which is coming soon.

 

Well that's strictly a matter of personal opinion John. SInce he ruled the entire decade of the 1980's anything is fair game. Hector was the fastest gun in the world. Who could have competed with him?

 

That joke of a fighter who couldnt hold his own against a 3-1 underdog? Surely you jest!

Moron

 

I think Edward James Olmos said it best when he compared Hector Camacho with the artist Rembrandt:

"Rembrandt must have painted the way Hector Camacho fought. The strokes of the master's brush were probably like slow motion versions of the movements of Hector Camacho's hands during a fight. Watching Camacho fight is like enjoying the subtleties of a great renaissance masterpiece; there's rich color and detail in his performance, his jabs are straight and accurate, his body punches are delivered with care. his left crosses and right hooks are issued with awesome potency".

he would go on to say:

"Fighting Hector Camacho was much more rigorous than your average champion because the opponent always knew that Hector was fighting for God and Country".

I couldnt have said it better myself.