Hector Camacho vs Ricky Hatton

Tony Baltazar's body punching is better than Hatton's imo, and I don't think he's all that weaker to be honest. Hand speed wise they are about the same. His workrate isn't as high as Hatton's though and his feet are somewhat slower.

As for Mancini, Hatton is probably a bit stronger but he holds no other edge on Ray, even the version that Hector fought who was past his best.

As for Camacho vs. Hatton, Camacho would use more foot movement than Floyd did against Hatton. Even though his skills weren't as sharp as Mayweather's defensively, he could still move around at 140, and he could lead Hatton a merry dance I think. Hatton's closing footspeed is good, but his ability to hit moving targets isn't.

 

Chavez? Sloppy? What? :?

 

Hatton's name wouldn't have reached any P4P rankings in that era either.

 

Not really true. Camacho's limitations were pretty clear even in his younger days, in my opinion. You just have to know what to look for.

I'd probably favor him over Hatton, though, depending on the ref's leniency toward Hatton's mauling tactics.

 

I thought Baltazar beat Howard Davis. My card for the fight:

Tony Baltazar vs. Howard Davis: 96-93 Baltazar
Davis: 2,3,6 and 10.
Baltazar: 4,5 ( 10-8 ),7,8 ( 10-8 ) and 9.
Round 1 even.


If you thought this fight was a 'lopsided decision' for Howard you are either useless at scoring fights or haven't even seen it.

And Hatton did not have way faster feet than Mancini, even an old Mancini.

 

Camacho hitting and holding is precisely what he SHOULD do to beat Hatton. It's more a positive point for Camacho than a negative. If he ties Hatton up on the inside, what's Hatton's plan B?

 

But Hatton will hold/wrestle him for the duration of the round provided he has a British ref who will tolerate that ****.

 

this could come down to how you score a fight, and which things you favor in scoring ie body shots, soft jabs, fewer but harder punches etc. I remember the camacho mancini fight that I had Mancini winning 116-112 same as 1 judge but the other 2 had it for Camacho 115-113 in a SD. I also remember the ring being huge at team Camacho's insistance realizing the need for more escape room against such continous pressure. I have to believ that they would demand the same stipulation here as well. I think Ricky would apply non stop pressure, while camacho would land the soft jab while backing up trying to establish some kind of distance and tying Hatton up anytime he got trapped on the ropes or corners. hatton does not bring quite the same type of pressure that Mancini did, but I believe that the strategies employed would be the same.

I would lean towards another SD type of verdict with me giving the nod to Hatton, but unsure of what the other 2 judges would score.

 

In England, with Ricky getting benefits from fouling and Camacho getting extreme penalizations from judges and referee's for any negativity, he probably loses a decision.

Camacho has all the talent to beat Hatton, really, everything he needs. He was just weak mentally and sometimes had issues with desire. This often makes dealing with Hatton types a rough night.

I think Camacho in a neutral location gets over Hatton, and I think the edge is primarily how horribly Ricky dealt with southpaws. Hector would just land to much to lose.