Canto and Olivares Have A Laugh At Hector Camacho

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  1. J26

    J26 New Member Full Member

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    Here is a wee story from the IBHOF induction from 1998.

    Olivares a former Bantamweight world champion and Featherweight champion from Mexico who fought 104 times between 1965 and 1988, accomplished fellow Mexican Miguel Canto for much of the time.

    Neither speaks English and relied on interspreter Gene Aguilera to translate. As the men were touring the museum, they stopped by one of the television screen and observed highlights of a Hector Camacho match.

    They said a few words to one another, then started to laugh. They think Camacho is feminine said the interpreter.......
     
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  2. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    SO??? Camacho is a future "Haller" with little to no doubt............ Plus, Camacho being much bigger than BOTH Canto and Olivares, Camacho would easily *****-slap both of them ex-champs in a time machine............ Cheers.........

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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    haha

    incidently i was told Camacho was one of Monzons favrouite boxers
     
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  4. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    really?
     
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  5. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yes

    MDWC told me (but knowing him he could be winding me up)
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    That's true. In a Ring Magazine interview in the late 80's or early 90's Monzon said that Camacho was one of his favorites (somewhat surprising to me), and that he though that Marvin Hagler beat Leonard in their fight.
     
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  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Disagree with him on the latter, but Camacho was excellent.
     
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  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, Camacho was superb back when he was blasting out Bazooka Limon and dazzling all those other guys in the days before Edwin Rosario scared him into being overly scared about being hit and transformed him into the super-safety-first guy we've been stuck with more or less ever since.
     
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  9. Sweet Pea

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    Bill with his usual pointless diatribe.:roll:
     
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, and George Foreman could kick all three's asses while eating a cheeseburger...I mean, what's the point Bill?
     
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  11. MrMarvel

    MrMarvel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Of course Hagler beat Leonard.

    Camacho is one of my favorite fights, too. Great skills and superfast.
     
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I agree, Hagler won that fight.
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

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    :lol:
     
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  14. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One of the biggest boxing myths of the last 30 years. Camacho didnt engage less b/c of Rosario, he did because he went to welterweight to chase the big bouts where he was undersized.

    Check out his fight with Pazienza at 140 for the proof.
     
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  15. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was **** and safety first for years before that.
     
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