Hector Camacho vs Salvador Sanchez / Eusebio Pedroza @ 130

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sanchez and Pedroza were the top dogs of Featherweight in the early 80s while Camacho was just rising up. Apparently Camacho was so confident that he claimed that he can beat either Sanchez or Pedroza.

    How does the Macho Man do against the likes of greats such as Sanchez or Pedroza had they both moved up to Super Featherweight to fight him? Would prime Camacho from 1983 be able to beat either of them with his speed and skills? One can imagine if a Sanchez fight against Camacho would have been likely had he not passed away so early, as well as a fight with Pedroza.

    Camacho at his peak might have been a very difficult fight for both Sanchez and Pedroza IMO.
     
  2. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Camacho at 130 was a force of nature. He handles those two smaller guys at that weight without much problem, swarming in and out like a Tasmanian devil.
     
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  3. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    15 rounds would be a ,,,L--O--N--G time in the ring for Hector against Sanchez and Pedroza , especially Sanchez because he ain't going anywhere. Camacho was very good at 130 though, but I could see a fight with Sanchez start getting real interesting near round 10 or 11.
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

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    He'd outspeed both of them at 130 IMO.
     
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  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sanchez and Pedroza never really fought at 130.

    At that weight Camacho was not only blazing fast he was very physically strong

    That said his competition at 130 was not exactly HOF worthy.

    His best wins before blasting out a fading Limon were at 135 lbs. Decisions over Melvin Paul and Cubanito Perez. Then he had some trouble with Rafael Solis before putting him away.

    I think Camacho outspeeds Pedroza over 12. Sanchez probably eventually cuts off the ring and works the body. He didn't really like to lead though and he would have to against Camacho. Hector would probably squeak by him in a 12 rounder

    Over 15 I'd favor Pedroza and Sanchez as Hector never fought past 12 and he struggled to make 130. His stamina may be suspect for a 15 round fight and Sanchez and Pedroza only got better in rounds 13-15.
     
  6. Jester

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    I think Camacho's speed would see him through, but it's not a given. Either one of them would be his toughest test for sure. But I'm a little apprehensive about picking either Sanchez or Pedroza just because we didn't see enough of them at 130 to really gauge how well they'd do. Both could rough him up and make him uncomfortable by taking him into that deep water. But I don't think either one of them really had the power to deter him from the attack, and he was so fast and elusive that getting inside would be tricky as well.

    I'd Camacho by decision over both of them.
     
  7. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pedroza over Camacho? Hector is too fast
     
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  8. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When one talks of "unfulfilled potential ", and what "Could've been". Camacho Sr.
    face is one of the first faces that pops in my mind in boxing. On his way up
    I thought future challenger for GOAT. But of course time and his personal decisions
    and demons changed my opinion about him.
    At Jr.lightweight/ superfeather it's a tribute to his ability at that weight that every poster so far
    has mutually agreed he beats two of the greatest fighters in history
    around that weight class in Perdroza and Sanchez.
    I'll agree with the consensus the bigger, stronger,faster Camacho Sr out speeds
    Sanchez and Pedroza and wins the decision .
     
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  9. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Camacho wins a unanimous decisions against both, but it would be close, especially Pedroza, who dealt with Bernard Taylor, who was fast as well.
     
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  10. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Honestly, I thought Irleis "Cubanito" Perez beat Camacgo as well.
     
  11. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Too much quickness.
     
  12. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Macho by decision. Sanchez's life was cut short before we saw if he could handle 130 as well as he did 126, and Pedroza was 126 champ so long that we never saw him at 130 near his prime. Can't pick them vs. someone who we saw so much of at 130.