Comments Thread For: Macho: The Hector Camacho Story - To Premiere on Showtime, Dec. 4

[kidbazooka]

After Rosario Hector fought

Ray Mancini, Vinny Pazienza, Chavez, Trinidad, Duran twice, Ray Leonard, Oscar, some how I dont think he avoided firefights,

I don’t think he meant he avoided those fighters what I meant was after that fight Hectors style changed to a more safety first style.

Hector never avoided anyone he had one of the best chins ever he just didn’t fight In the pocket as much as he use to.

[Roadblock]

I don’t think he meant he avoided those fighters what I meant was after that fight Hectors style changed to a more safety first style.

Hector never avoided anyone he had one of the best chins ever he just didn’t fight In the pocket as much as he use to.

Weight probably had a lot to do with it, he had to use his blazing speed he was only 5'6 never had a lot of power .

Terrible ending to such a great fighter.

[Boricua181]

After Rosario Hector fought

Ray Mancini, Vinny Pazienza, Chavez, Trinidad, Duran twice, Ray Leonard, Oscar, some how I dont think he avoided firefights,

Don't get me wrong roadblock, Hector "Macho" Camacho feared no man, he fought them all, in the ring, and some in the street. Some of those he fought are in the Hall of Fame, and he beat a lot of them. What I was saying was that prior to his fight with Edwin Rosario, he was a more aggressive boxer puncher. Going for the knockout with his blazing fists, and getting more knockout wins. After Rosario rocked his world in Madison Square Garden, he changed his style to a more of a stick, and move style. Gone were the furious combinations, that used to set up his exciting knockouts. That's change was a concerted effort on his part to never get caught flush again like he did against Rosario. I mean that night Camacho was very fortunate to have had a sturdy jaw, and the necessary boxing abilities to win on points. Any less of a fighter of his abilities would gotten knocked out by the vicious shot's that Rosario landed on him. See Rosario's knockout victory against Livingstone Bramble, another bad ass of his day who was brought to his knees by Rosario's vicious shot's. I don't think anyone hurt Hector "Macho" Camacho in his 88 fight professional career, like Edwin Rosario did, and Camacho never forgot that pain, and never sought a rematch with him either. Just so you know have an enormous respect for both fighters, I watched their fights religiously. That said Hector " Macho" Camacho was the more accomplished fighter of the two.

[Boricua181]

Weight probably had a lot to do with it, he had to use his blazing speed he was only 5'6 never had a lot of power .

Terrible ending to such a great fighter.

They say in boxing that "speed kills", and Camacho had blazing fast combinations, with that speed comes punches that you don't see. That's another accepted truth in boxing "It's the punch you don't see coming that knocks you out". That's what Camacho had blinding speed that hurts, and turned off your lights. Fighters that used to knockout their opponents with speed, as they get older, and their speed diminishes they start going the distance more. Unable to pull the trigger as quickly, and repeatedly as they once were able to do.