How great was Hector Macho Comhacho?

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  1. ayala

    ayala Boxing Addict Full Member

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    at 130-135 he would have beaten mayweather just because of his quickness
    and he was also a southpaw
     
  2. sues2nd

    sues2nd Fading into Bolivian... Full Member

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    Also one of the fastest fighters I have ever seen.
     
  3. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, if he went the distance with Chavez, DLH and Tito when past his prime, then there's no doubt about it, Hector gets stopped in his prime by the pot shot king.
     
  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hector was the man at those weights, though Howard Davis Jr, Ray Leonard, Bernard Taylor, and Meldrick Taylor give him a run for quickness, however.
     
  5. istmeno

    istmeno Well-Known Member Full Member

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    you summed it up perfectly. at 130, hector is a nightmare for anyone. he is definitely the fastest fighter i have seen, and put together hellacious combinations at that weight. not pitty pat ones.

    unfortunately his bad habits got the better of him. he could have been one of the all time great ones.
     
  6. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    it was like every other ring mag or ring publication had a story on camacho in the 80s
     
  7. Outboxer

    Outboxer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would love to see footage of this guy in his prime -- the only thing I can remember finding on youtube is that match with Rosario, and we all know what happened to him there. That's all I've seen of him.
     
  8. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah, nothing of his on youtube is flattering
     
  9. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In greatness clearly Floyd > Camacho.
     
  10. istmeno

    istmeno Well-Known Member Full Member

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    actually not. camacho beat a much better class of fighter than pbf. although gifted with great talent, pbf has no true resume to speak of. and no handpicked oponents for 5 titles does not equal a great resumes
     
  11. carras

    carras Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Camacho was something else, he had the fastest I've ever seen(that includes Taylor), and also had incredible footwork, and a solid rock chin.

    BTW There's no way in hell PBF TKO's Hector. but it would've been quite a fight.
     
  12. Tu papa

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    Camacho's downfall was his outside the ring parties. He was the most undiciplined boxer. I was like 14 years old in his prime and I remember a lot of people talking how they were at the club partying and Camacho was there (always) drunk and high.
     
  13. 1lehudson

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    Rosario knocked the fire out of Macho, he fought the rest of his career like a flower girl.
     
  14. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Comacho was one of the first fighters I really hated. Man, I wanted Boom Boom to **** him up. :twisted:

    But there's no denying his talent back in his day.
     
  15. freddy-wak

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