How great was Hector Macho Comhacho?

At his best he was ranked no. 2 P-4-P by the Ring Magazine according to another thread.

Jens

 

just out of interest why do you fellas think camachos style changed so much after the rosario fight...i was a big fan before this fight but after watching his win against boza edwards i couldnt stand him,he fought 11 of those 12 rounds against boza in total fear,even his own fans were booing him.
saw him when he was over here promoting the terry marsh thing he was just as much of a tosser as he looked !

 

what made him think he could go through a boxing career without ever getting hurt...amazes me he got as far as he did if that was the case...that boza edwards fight was an embarrassment

 

Co-sign this 100%.

Camacho has absolutely BLAZING hand speed.

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IIRC, the Rosario decision was a little shaky though.

 

He lost to Rosario imo, but had that been Zab, he would have been doing the Kentucky Fried Chicken Dance. Hector had a chin and resilience way beyond Zab's.

Camacho's best win is against Ramirez, he shut him out, and Ramirez is a guy who (imo) beat Rosario twice and Alexis Arguello. He also won some rounds off Whitaker, which is no mean feat with a prime Pea. Gave Chavez a decent run for him money as well (Ramirez that is, not Camacho, lol).

 

I think also he maybe realized after (during!!) the Rosario fight that he was going to have to a bit more cautious at 135 than he was at 130 and went too far.

BTW I had Camacho winning that fight, poeple remember the twice he was staggered but he quietly put enough 10-9s in the bag to win the fight for me.

 

Camacho had amazing speed and decent power in his prime. Before Rosario, he also fought with more aggression. He'll go down as an underachiever since he wasted so much talent, and his opposition @ 130 while decent, wasn't the stiffest, but I think at his peak he's a tough matchup for a lot of great fighters.

I'd make him a slight favorite over PBF @ 130.

Agreed, I had Rosario winning 116-113.

 

He beat an old SRL then he turn into a ***** in his very next fight when he was matched against a young DLH.

 

He was quick, threw combos, but relied on running for D. Literally running. I couldn't stand this guy.

Also, he relied on dirty tactics all night against Ramirez. Hooking JLR's head with his arm and punching. I was about 6 when I saw that fight and can still remember the Tears for Fears song that come on after it. "Everybody wants to rule the world".

Chavez pounding on his ass was a thing of beauty.

Floyd easily puts a whoopin on him. Floyd's quick, can throw combos, punches with conviction, can counter like a mutha, and has the ability to use movement as well roll off of punches for D.

No question about it, Floyd by TKO. Shouldn't even be a debate.

 

Floyd TKO Camacho?

 

At 130 or 135 Floyd wouldn't stop Camacho, probably not at any other weight either.