Pernell Whitaker v Hector Camacho

Anyone any thoughts on this one.

Camacho pre the Roasario fight was a fantastic fighter. Would be a great purist matchup

What weight?

i was gonna say lightweight but to make it interesting i will say 140

Camacho would kick his arse

for me Sweet pea ud 118- 110

Camancho the poor mans Pernell Whittaker

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Camancho the poor mans Pernell Whittaker

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SO TRuE

I liked the way Camacho would use the double jab, Hector would use the first jab to touch his opponents guard, in order to bring it down, then he would fire another jab off the first which would land right smack on the puss of his opponent. a thing of beauty really. I never cared much for Camacho over all , however he did some nice things in the ring.

Whitaker w 12 UD

Whitaker wins decision.

Whitaker wins this convincingly. He is another level of fighter skill wise.

Whitaker UD.

I think this one is pretty easy. Camacho wins a round or two, at most.

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I think this one is pretty easy. Camacho wins a round or two, at most.

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Agree with you on that one, Camacho was good up until the late 80's but was never in Whitaker's class.
A solid win for Whitaker.

Pernell was a better fighter than Hector all around. I like Hector but he is not in the class of Pernell. Pernell fought consistently good fighters and his defense was amazing. Hector lost to Haugen and Pernell totally outclassed him. One is an all time great and the other would have been great had he not been hit with Rosario's left hook. But Hector's career to me was not to the level of a real legend.

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Pernell was a better fighter than Hector all around. I like Hector but he is not in the class of Pernell. Pernell fought consistently good fighters and his defense was amazing. Hector lost to Haugen and Pernell totally outclassed him. One is an all time great and the other would have been great had he not been hit with Rosario's left hook. But Hector's career to me was not to the level of a real legend.

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its amazing how camacho changed after the rosario fight. he was an electrifying performer prior to that bout and then turned so safety first

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Camacho would kick his a***

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Can anyone think of a better fighter than Pernell Whittaker at anticipating the next punch ?

I don't think there has ever been a fighter that i know of ( last 10 years if truth be told heehee ) who had such tremendous instincts !!

I really hate it when people compare Floyd Mayweather to Sweet Pea its like comparing Peas and Carrots !!

Floyd sits on the ropes with his hands cupping his face or using his shoulder to good effect whereas Sweet Pea would sit right in front of you make you miss by ducking and weaving and then counter and skip out of range with his amazing footwork .

Watching Pernell i think he did a really good job of disrupting the other fighters rythm he would be so tantilisingly close making his oppenent waste energy and load up and making the other fighter fight his fight .

He did this to good fighters in their prime also .

Add to the mix blurring handspeed and a beautifull repitoire you had a true alltime great figther .

Only saw Camacho get Bashed up when he was old but i got the Chavez fight downloaded .

Excuse my iggnorance .

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Originally Posted by Swashbuckling Gordy

Can anyone think of a better fighter than Pernell Whittaker at anticipating the next punch ?

I don't think there has ever been a fighter that i know of ( last 10 years if truth be told heehee ) who had such tremendous instincts !!

I really hate it when people compare Floyd Mayweather to Sweet Pea its like comparing Peas and Carrots !!

Floyd sits on the ropes with his hands cupping his face or using his shoulder to good effect whereas Sweet Pea would sit right in front of you make you miss by ducking and weaving and then counter and skip out of range with his amazing footwork .

Watching Pernell i think he did a really good job of disrupting the other fighters rythm he would be so tantilisingly close making his oppenent waste energy and load up and making the other fighter fight his fight .

He did this to good fighters in their prime also .

Add to the mix blurring handspeed and a beautifull repitoire you had a true alltime great figther .

Only saw Camacho get Bashed up when he was old but i got the Chavez fight downloaded .

Excuse my iggnorance .

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whitakers an all time great in my opinion. the people he beat and sometimes didnt even lose a round. you could throw a bag of rice at him and u wouldnt hit him. like u say theres no comparison between mayweather and whitaker. both are very good at what they do but they do things differently.

if you want to see what whitaker can do to another great fighter watch his bout with azumah nelson

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Originally Posted by Swashbuckling Gordy

Can anyone think of a better fighter than Pernell Whittaker at anticipating the next punch ?

I don't think there has ever been a fighter that i know of ( last 10 years if truth be told heehee ) who had such tremendous instincts !!

I really hate it when people compare Floyd Mayweather to Sweet Pea its like comparing Peas and Carrots !!

Floyd sits on the ropes with his hands cupping his face or using his shoulder to good effect whereas Sweet Pea would sit right in front of you make you miss by ducking and weaving and then counter and skip out of range with his amazing footwork .

Watching Pernell i think he did a really good job of disrupting the other fighters rythm he would be so tantilisingly close making his oppenent waste energy and load up and making the other fighter fight his fight .

He did this to good fighters in their prime also .

Add to the mix blurring handspeed and a beautifull repitoire you had a true alltime great figther .

Only saw Camacho get Bashed up when he was old but i got the Chavez fight downloaded .

Excuse my iggnorance .

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whitakers an all time great in my opinion. the people he beat and sometimes didnt even lose a round. you could throw a bag of rice at him and u wouldnt hit him. like u say theres no comparison between mayweather and whitaker. both are very good at what they do but they do things differently.

if you want to see what whitaker can do to another great fighter watch his bout with azumah nelson

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Its funny you mention that fight , i posted today on the Azumah - Barrera thread and mentioned it .

SP feet it was like he was on ice skates at times .

i think i might have another watch of the whitaker v nelson bout . loved that fight ;)

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If Whitaker would have had powerful hands he would be the greatest fighter of all time bar-none. But hey you can't have it all.

its a pity whitaker didnt have more of a punch cos he would have defintely been the complete fighting machine although he did starch juan nazario in 1 round

Whitaker didn't have natural power, but he could have KO'd a few more guys if he had fought completely flat footed. Part of the reason for his lack of KO's was because he always focused on defense first, so when he threw a punch, he was already thinking on moving out of the way to slip the counter.

When he was losing late in the fight to Hurtado, he went flat-footed and KO'd him on one big straight left hand.

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Pernell by UD :)