Should Hector "Macho" Camacho be inducted to the IBHOF upon eligibility?

That's an easy Yes. His ring generalship was fantastic. His left hand was sneaky as hell. His defence was almost a clone of sweatpeas (tho not as good, same kinda style).

 

More like a two-year period.

All speculation...it goes against Camacho's legacy that his prime was short. He should've had a longer prime and more longevity than somene with the style of Chavez, but his own laziness and party habits had such a negative detriment on his career.

Camacho will get into Canastota. I don't know if it'll be on first induction or take awhile, but he'll still get in.

Regardless, despite him being a HOFer, he's still a monumental waste of talent.

He was that physically gifted and talented that he's a world champ and future HOFer and still a big underachiever.

 

Of course. It would be insane not to.

 

I agree with Erratic Behavior. I have never seen an underachiever accomplish so much, but Benitez may argue that. Camacho was an undefeated champion for 7 1/2 years from 1983-91 and he partied like a maniac and did not take things seriously. I could not stand the guy but his skill set was as great as I have ever seen. Had he taken himself more seriously, he would no doubt been an all time great. Not that it was his greatest accomplishment, but @ the age of almost 35 he stopped an almost 42 year old Sugar Ray Leonard in a old-timers battle. He should be inducted as soon as he's eligible

 

Camacho was a top 5 p4per for about 2 years. He became a world champ in 83 and entered the top 10 p4p.

As you see, when The Ring began their P4P list in 1989, Camacho was nowhere to be found. This was around the time Camacho was looking poor in struggling to beat Ray Mancini, who hadn't fought in over 4 years.

http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Pound_For_Pound--1980s

Where as you go by their yearly polls which started in 1980, Camacho was only top 5 for a two-year period.

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10208

Furthermore he was very lucky to win the Rosario fight. I personally scored that bout for El Chapo.

Much like Mike Tyson and James Toney, and even his fellow Rican Wilfred Benitez, he will enter the HOF, but also there's a great sense of "what could have been" if he took training more seriously.

 

anytime you can use the words monumental waste of talent with a fighter who had camachos accomplishment, it shows the special type of fighter we a e talking about.

he most definitey deserves induction, but damn! what could have been had he been more dedicated to his craft, and not his outside activities.

but like sthomas, i could not stand camacho, but his skills were out of this world.

 

Of course...