Hector'macho'Camacho (1992)v Marco Antonio Berrera(2000)junior lightweight,who wins?

Question

Another favourite of mine Camacho,against another great but not quite as brilliant Berrera would have been a must see,only my opinion,but what would the result be with these two,all things being equal?

Answer 1

Barrera would do something dirty like he always does and will win

Answer 2

Wow, a lot of underestimating of Barrera.  Camacho did have a very good career and loads of potential, but everyone seems to be making him out to be the greatest technician of all time or something - Ray Mancini took him to a split decision, and JCC beat him convincingly.  Both of those guys fight in the same style as Barrera.

Barrera is the best featherweight of his generation (I also think Hamed could have beaten him if he hadn't been convinced to switch trainers, styles, etc. but it is difficult to argue with results) and the transition up to 130 would not take much  - especially in 2000 when he was reaching his peak.

I don't think Barrera would knock Macho out, but would crowd him, cut off the ring, and basically just out-fight him.  Barrera is quicker and better defensively than he gets credit for; a few slips and nice counterpunches early and Camacho will try and get on this bicycle.  Barrera would be too tough and crafty and take a unanimous 12 round decision.

Answer 3

Camacho has to much speed with great balance also at junior lightweight he could punch, i love Barrera but Camacho beats Barrera...for me Camacho could have been a legend in boxing with more discipline

Answer 4

Im really surprised at how many answerers have picked Camacho over Barrera in this one it has truly shocked me. In my opinion the 2000 Barrera beats a 1992 Camacho, the answerer above is right in saying people either love or hate Camacho because of the way he acted, i was one of the people who really liked Camacho but i still cant see him winning against a prime Barrera who i would probably rank as one of the best super feathers of all time. One fight that springs to mind for me when talking about this match up is when Barrera fought Prince Naseem Hamed who liked to showboat and talk himself up, probably not as skillful a boxer as Camacho but i still think cut from the same cloth, in that fight i dont think Hamed won a round as Barrera just applied pressure from start to finish. I think Barrera would do the same to Hector pretty much, my opinion would be a big points victory in Marcos favour. Tito and Oscar both won easy decisions against Hector around about 1992 and i dont rate them as high in their respective divisions as i do Barrera.

Answer 5

camacho would be much stronger at the weight, and faster, so macho man by decision  or late stoppage.

Answer 6

Easy one.  Camacho by decision everytime.

He's not given much credit as a fighter because of his antics, but Hector Camacho was one of the smartest fighters of his era.  His partying and lifestyle is what caused an early decline.  However, he did enjoy a brief resurgance.

At 130-135, there arent many in the past 40 years who would beat a well conditioned Camacho.  If you're the type who has trouble with southpaws,  but could overcome it,  he might be the exception to that rule.  He didnt take many punches and was very stubborn when it came to fighting an opponents fight.  Usually, you fought his fight.  

All Camacho's losses occured past his prime.  Greg Haugan was tough but won on a foul and politics.  Oscar and Julio beat him but he was well past his prime in both fights.  

Hector Camacho also had one thing that MOST fighters dont have.  He had near perfect balance and symmetry.  Ali had it.  Robinson had it.  Arnold Swartzengger (sp) had it too.  Though you will never see Hector Camacho on the elite list of history's fighters,  That is the one thing he had that most fighters dont.

Against Barerra, Camacho would simply not stand there and take punishment.  He would dish it out.  The closest comparison with any of Barerra's opponents would be Hamed.  He should have beaten Barerra but what many dont realize is that Hamed had so much going on outside the ring that he could never concentrate on the fight.   He fought the wrong fight.  

Camacho would not have that problem. He would frustrate Barerra from start to finish.  He would keep him off balance.  Some benevalent, anti-Camacho judges would make it close but not enough to justify a victory for Barerra.

Camacho by decision in 15

Answer 7

no way camacho beats a prime barrera. barrera would not let camacho run around the ring as was customary in his fights, barrera would cut off the ring, work off the jab early and counter the lunging shots camacho would thro while on the move. when he was lucky enough to pin down camacho on the ropes he would work the body and try to land the left hook. camacho would not be able to land anything significant on his bicycle, barrera's defense and countering ability is what defined the later part of his career. no way is camachodumb enough to stand and trade. i dont see how an unbiased fan of the sport and go with camacho

barrera wins the UD

Answer 8

berrera

Answer 9

I think that Hector would "win ugly" to get a points decision, I was going to say, "close points decision" but the more I think about it, the wider the gap yawns. Extraordinary hand and foot speed would see him stealing points and gliding around the ring, he would not want to get into a tear-up with Barrera. The crowd might not have liked it but he would not worry about that.

Mind you, if Barrera could cut the ring down, it could be a different story, but even then The Macho man would not be staying around for a "discussion without coffee" with Barrera.

I saw a fight at The Royal Albert Hall featuring Barrera when he signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren. They tossed Paul Lloyd, a really game Scouser, in with him. Marco Antonio came out of his corner like Mick the Miller and glued Paul's arms to his sides with terrific body shots before really doing a number on him. They stopped it in between rounds 1 and 2 because Paul Lloyd had sustained bad cuts and a took an awful shellacking. I admired him for the way he stood up to it but he looked as though he had been in a car crash before the round was half over and not a soul there would have objected if he had stayed down when he took a knee from a body shot. He even protested at the stoppage but that was his fighter's pride, he could have been hurt badly if he came out for the second round.

The first time I saw Camacho was on TV in 1983, in his defence against Rafael Solis in Puerto Rico. I remember phoning my mate and telling him to turn his TV on to watch this guy. I had never seen hand speed like that before and I was a fan of Floyd Patterson as a youngster.

One last thing about Hector, I've spoken to guys that loved him and others who loathed him with a passion, but I have yet to meet a boxing fan who was indifferent to him!

Answer 10

Barrera would roll, smoke, and spit out Camacho every day of the week and twice on Sunday.