Hector Camacho Sr. vs. Ricky Hatton

[brocktonblockbust]

i think larry merchant said it best when he stated that camacho is one of those fighters who likes to pile up 20 wins against tomato cans, then claim to be 20-0 and get a title shot, only to lose it when he faces anybody really good in their prime (please people, sugar ray doesnt count there in 1997 OK....). Ricky Hatton would lower the boom on that phony all-time "great" camacho in about 4 rounds--camamcho would wake up in what he thought was bayamon, p.r., only to realize he was in the hospital with a block of ice-9 on his snout.

[Dark Lord Al]

Hatton would get couterpunched alot , and cut to ribbons.
Camacho by late tko.

[ElTerribleMorales]

i think larry merchant said it best when he stated that camacho is one of those fighters who likes to pile up 20 wins against tomato cans, then claim to be 20-0 and get a title shot, only to lose it when he faces anybody really good in their prime (please people, sugar ray doesnt count there in 1997 OK....). Ricky Hatton would lower the boom on that phony all-time "great" camacho in about 4 rounds--camamcho would wake up in what he thought was bayamon, p.r., only to realize he was in the hospital with a block of ice-9 on his snout.

how would Hatton who has never been a big puncher KO Camacho when actual bangers like Trinidad, DLH, Chavez, and Rosario weren't even able to put him on the floor much less stop him?

[YIDDLE]

i will take camacho by decision possibly a debated decision like the rosario fight , hatton is not going to hurt camacho to the head but his body work may well do more damage than camacho may of thought

[Hulk]

Boy I'm surprised at how many people are picking Camacho. He is def rated better on here than I thought he was. Rightly so.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I think Camacho could win points or stop Hatton late (cuts?)
And I do like Hatton

[ElTerribleMorales]

Boy I'm surprised at how many people are picking Camacho. He is def rated better on here than I thought he was. Rightly so.

Camacho is more a case of not living up to his potential than not having talent or skill, IMO if he would have dedicated himself more to his actual boxing career instead of gaining attention and getting into trouble for drugs and stealing he would be remembered more for his ability instead of his short comings

[El Kabong]

Boy I'm surprised at how many people are picking Camacho. He is def rated better on here than I thought he was. Rightly so.

No offense to Ricky, but he wasn't well rounded as a fighter and if he couldn't hurt his opponent then he was at a disadvantage, Ricky was a hard worker but could be countered and anyone that moved away constantly and avoided the clinch would be hard for Ricky to outwork as well.

Hatton had a fun style to watch....when he fought the right opponents.

I think if Ricky was in his prime right now, a fight with Tim Bradley would have been amazing.

[Hornfinger]

I think if the question was and 0-52 non ranked journeyman vs Ricky Hatton I think most on here still wouldn't pick Ricky Hatton.

[El Kabong]

I think if the question was and 0-52 non ranked journeyman vs Ricky Hatton I think most on here still wouldn't pick Ricky Hatton.

Right now maybe, but a prime Hatton was a very good fighter.

I just think the style matchup would have been a poor one for him. Look at Hatton's biggest wins: Tszyu, Castillo, Lazcano, etc. And look at his toughest fights Collazo (slick boxer, southpaw, decent chin), Mayweather (slick boxer, counter puncher), Pacquiao (counter puncher, southpaw)....a fight vs Camacho doesn't seem like a good matchup considering what Ricky brings to the table.

I think Zab Judah and Carlos Quintana would be better matches for him (though Zab had good power and was slick at times). Zab has a weaker chin and doesn't like pressure, Quintana had an ok chin, but got lazy at times during a fight much like Collazo and was hurt to the body at times.

Obviously I think the late Diego Corrales and Arturo Gatti would have been great fights for Ricky, better styles for his game plan.

[Spicoli]

Comes down to footwork for me. Really these two are on different universes there. Camacho could stink out an arena and was labeled a runner at times but the lateral movement combined with those combinations would see Ricky in a bad way late, he wouldnt be able to trap and pounce on Camacho, and Camachos beard was solid. Think Ricky would be more Pazienza then a Haugen, who was a tricky boxer at times and not just a mauler.

[ono]

Comes down to footwork for me. Really these two are on different universes there. Camacho could stink out an arena and was labeled a runner at times but the lateral movement combined with those combinations would see Ricky in a bad way late, he wouldnt be able to trap and pounce on Camacho, and Camachos beard was solid. Think Ricky would be more Pazienza then a Haugen, who was a tricky boxer at times and not just a mauler.

I think Hatton had great footwork. Very quick feet. I think he'd be able to catch up to Camacho fairly easily. Just not sure what sort of plan he'd have once he'd done that.

He caught up to Mayweather much easier than most anticipated, but he had no idea what to do once he got there.

[Hulk]

Comes down to footwork for me. Really these two are on different universes there. Camacho could stink out an arena and was labeled a runner at times but the lateral movement combined with those combinations would see Ricky in a bad way late, he wouldnt be able to trap and pounce on Camacho, and Camachos beard was solid. Think Ricky would be more Pazienza then a Haugen, who was a tricky boxer at times and not just a mauler.

Very good analysis.

I like Paz and Haugen a lot. Though their fights never lived up to the hype.

Haugen gets a bad rap all because he mouthed off about Mexicans and got hammered by Chavez. BUT Haugen was a pretty damn good fighter.

Haugen PICKED HIS SHOTS. He knew how to box, to slip, and to counter. He was a very fundamentally sound little fighter.