Virtually all he had left was the immense power. He still came back, all but shot, to win the lightweight title again and then axed Garza after losing that for the 140 crown. Chavez put some pain on him and his prime was over at that point with rumours of drugs as well from memory. He fought Camacho to a standstill and then had the best win of either of them IMO over Bramble. He looked amazing in the Ramirez rematch, seemingly a punch away from winning before the incredible and sudden turnaround. His won over Howard Davis Jr for me is very underrated as i was keeping a close watch on Davis and he peaked going into this fight, finally putting it all together. Rosario struggled in a tight one for the title with Ramirez but was coming off a long layoff and had hand trouble. Camacho really didn't do much of anything after this, particularly if you take into account his reputations and the expectations we all had. The fight was televised by HBO, and although Rosario. The fight with Roario was virtually dead even with many picking Rosario as the winner and a draw would have probably been very fitting. On June 13, 1986, he met world champion Hector Macho Camacho at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Camacho was hot early with his schooling of Ramirez his greatest ever performance for mine. It is 33 years since the Hector Camacho vs Tony Baltazar WBO World Super-lightweight Title fight took place at Caesars Tahoe, Outdoor Arena, Stateline. title fight against undefeated WBC lightweight claimant Hector Macho Camacho at Madison. Rosario was touted as the next Roberto Duran.īoth fell miles short but had solid but very uneven careers. Best Performances: Edwin Viruet (KO 3), Jose Ramirez (W 12). Camacho was the second coming of Willie Pep according to one historian/expert whom i can't remember. Both were incredibly hyped on the way up.
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