Check out wikipedia for any fight on his record before Rosario, after that bout he was never the same and slower at the higher weights.
When people say that he was never the same after Rosario I always point at the Howard Davis Jr fight, which took place 2 fights after the Rosario fight. I thought that was one of his best performances. Camacho was very sharp in that fight while being the aggressor and was out speeding Davis Jr.
Pretty much what everyone else has said. KO5 Rafael Bazooka Limon KO5 Rafael Solis W12 Jose Luis Ramirez W12 Edwin Rosario W10 Howard Davis Jr
I give him partial credit for beating Davis the way he did. Davis was still viable and it was a nice "W," but I wouldn't get too carried away with Hector's heroics of aggression in this one. Walking down Howard Davis is one thing. Walking down someone who COULD break an egg with a punch another thing altogether.
This is rather straightforward Camacho's prime was roughly 82-87. The Rosario scare in 1986 affected him psychologically, and he became more safety conscious. 1) KO 5 Bazooka Limon (1983) Although, he caught a fading Limon at the right time, there is no denying Camacho put in a great performance highlighted by dazling handspeed and aggression. Limon didn't win one minute of this fight as he was overwhelmed by the much faster Camacho. 2) W 12 Jose Luis Ramirez (1985) Camacho overwhelmed the strong but much slower Ramirez with speed and power, even dropping the iron chinned Mexican, en route to an easy UD. 3) W 12 Howard Davis (1987) Camacho had looked quite tentative in his defense of the WBC 135 lb. title against CBE. He won clearly, but lacked the aggression he showed pre-Rosario. Now, he jumped to 140 lbs to face perrenial contender Davis, who had held the rising Meldrick Taylor to a Draw 9 months earlier. Some experts were predicting a Davis upset. Instead, Camacho outsped and outmuscled Davis. Camacho, perhaps knowing Davis was not a big puncher, showed little of the tentativeness of the Boza fight, and with this impressive performance, many observers were convinced Camacho was over the psychological scars inflicted by Rosario and ready to challenge for a 140 lb. title. Instead, he went MIA for over a full year and never looked as good again.
Very true, but it was a one off. He looked to be back to his old self, but went inactive for over a year, and any confidence he had regained, evaporated when he was dropped by Reyes Cruz in 1988.
I always liked Hector vs Loy, Coverson, etc. His speed was way beyond compare as for the Rosario fight, forget that. This is a rumour that is still passed around even today. He went on to fight at 140 and easily outboxed fellow boxer Howard Davis, beating him to the punch every time out. even at 140, was way too fast for the competition ate and partied his way out of his prime by 1989
