Eachann Louis (24 May 1962 - November 24, 2012), commonly known by his nickname HÃÆ'Â ctor Macho Camacho , is a professional Puerto Rican boxer and entertainer. Known for its speed in rings and flamboyant style, Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a three-weight world champion. He held the WBC super featherweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBC lightweight title from 1985 to 1987, and the WBO Junior Welter class twice between 1989 and 1992.
In a storied amateur career, winning three tournaments Eachann Golden Glove New York, starting with 112 champions Ireland in 1978. During his professional career, Eachann had many famous fights against some of the biggest names in boxing, beating Roberto DurÃÆ'¡ n twice late in career Duran, and knocked out Sugar Ray Leonard to send him to permanent retirement. He also fought Julio CÃÆ'Ã… © sar ChÃÆ'¡vez, FÃÆ'Ã… © lix Trinidad, and Oscar De La Hoya, among others.
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Karier profesional
After a star amateur career, Camacho began to rise quickly through professional ratings, first in featherweight and later in the junior-lightweight division. He is very confident that he claims he can beat world featherweight champion Salvador SÃÆ'¡nchez and Eusebio Pedroza. However, SÃÆ'¡nchez died when Camacho was still performing in the ranks. In the junior-lightweight division, he defeated major competitors Irleis Perez, Melvin Paul, John Montes, and Refugio Rojas.
Super featherweight
When Young Junior World champion Bobby ChacÃÆ'³n refused to go to Puerto Rico to defend his title against Camacho, the World Boxing Council (WBC) declared the world championship vacant. Rafael LimÃÆ'³n, who has lost and lost the championship for Chacon, is fighting for an empty title. This is the first time Camacho is in a ring with a former world champion; he scored in LimÃÆ'³n in the first and third rounds before the referee stopped the fight in the fifth round.
Camacho also fought in his first defense in San Juan, where he met Rafael Solis, a Puerto Rican colleague. Camacho was tested in this fight for the first time, and was shaken in the third round by a Solis punch. He got rid of Solis with the right to chin in round five, and defended his title.
Lightweight
Moving to mild, Camacho won the United States Boxing Association title against Roque Montoya with a twelve-lap decision. His victory in the ensuing battle, aired in the Home Box Office (HBO), made him a double world champion. Camacho defeated defending world champion Mexico, JosÃÆ'Â © Luis RamÃÆ'rez in Las Vegas to win the WBC World Lightweight championship. Camacho dropped Ramirez in the third round and won the battle with a twelve round round decision.
Two other powerful world champions in the division at the time, Livingstone Bramble and Jimmy Paul, were reluctant to unite the crown with Camacho. Instead, he defeated Freddie Roach before the next major bout ensued, ten months after defeating Ramrez.
He met Edwin Rosario on June 13, 1986, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, a fight also aired on HBO. The fight is famous for the shift of dominance between men. Camacho dominated round one to four, but had to stay in round five, six and seven, when he felt the power of the Rosary. He returns to take a round of eight and nine, but Rosario returns to take the last three rounds. It was a close fight, but Camacho defended the title with a split decision from the judges.
Camacho defended his title against Cornelius Boza Edwards, a former junior lightweight world champion, in Miami in a unanimous decision, after dropping Edwards in the first round.
Light welterweight
He rides heavily and competes at the next level. After a few fights there, he meets Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, a former light-world champion who has a 29-3 record with 23 knockouts, for an empty WBO Light Welterweight title. Camacho is fresher than both and won a twelve-lap decision. He joins an exclusive group of world champion boxers who have become world champions in three heavy divisions.
Camacho next meets Vinny Pazienza, whom he defeated on points. The next challenger is Tony Baltazar, from Phoenix. He defeated Baltazar with points in a fight broadcast by HBO. The endless streak ended, and he lost his world championship to Greg Haugen, a former lightweight world champion. The referee had cut a point from Camacho for refusing to touch a glove with Haugen at the start of the 12th round. After the fight, an unidentified substance was found in Haugen's urine, and a rematch was ordered. Camacho regained the title, defeating Haugen in a separate decision.
In 1992 in Las Vegas, Camacho met Julio CÃÆ'Ã… © sar ChÃÆ'¡vez, a formidable Mexican champion who never lost 81-0. Camacho entered the ring with clothes based on the Puerto Rican flag; the fight was broadcast on television by Pay Per View Showtime. Camacho was later criticized for his retreating tactics during the fight; ChÃÆ'¡vez continues to push the fight and harass him with a hard blow to the body. The fight ended in a win for ChÃÆ'¡vez with a unanimous decision.
Since 1992 the famous Camacho fights include two victories (with points) over Roberto DurÃÆ'¡n, (one in Atlantic City, the other in Denver). In 1997, he beat Sugar Ray Leonard in five rounds. The loss sent Leonard a forty-one-year-old to a permanent pension, ending his third comeback effort six years after Terry Norris's 1991 loss.
The higher welterweight and career class
Camacho fought for the World Welterweight Championship against FÃÆ'Â © lix Trinidad (1994) and Oscar De La Hoya (1997), but he lost both matches with a round decision.
On 5 December 2003, Camacho recovered from the first-round knockdown (his third against him in his career) to defeat Craig Houk with a knockout in the third round. He won ten consecutive decisions over Clinton McNeil and RaÃÆ'ºl Jorge MuÃÆ' Â ± oz. After that, his boxing career went on hiatus, as he faced criminal charges. He pleaded guilty to robbery and admitted drug abuse, but was given probation.
Camacho returned to boxing on July 18, 2008, playing against Perry Ballard for the World Boxing Empire Middle Class Championship. The fight lasted seven rounds. Camacho wins when Ballard's corner throws a towel. Before this fight, Camacho was trained by Angelo Dundee. His last two games produced a draw and a loss, against Luis RamÃÆ'³n Campas and SaÃÆ'ºl Duran, respectively. His final fight against Duran is on May 14, 2010.
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Professional boxing record
Inheritance and honor
Some sports journalists, analysts and experts from Puerto Rico and the United States praised Camacho's skills and influence in the boxing world. Journalists Rafael Bracero and Francisco ValcÃÆ'¡rcel, president of the World Boxing Organization, agreed that Camacho was one of the "Top 5 Puerto Rican boxers" of all time, along with FÃÆ' Â © lix "Tito" Trinidad, Wilfredo GÃÆ'³mez and Wilfredo Benitez. Boxing historian Mario Rivera MartinÃÆ'³ praised Camacho, calling him a "complete fighter" in the Lightweight division. JosÃÆ'Â © SulaimÃÆ'¡n states that he "revolutionized boxing during his time".
Ed Brophy, director of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, noted Camacho's talent in attracting audiences. He said, "Camacho brings a lot of excitement to boxing, he's bright, colorful, and always gives something to talk about with a walk to the ring, with his unique style of entering, and the costumes he wears." Brophy also praised Camacho's boxing skills, describing him as "an exciting fighter, and a great one." He faced the best, up and down some divisions. Alfredo R. MartÃÆ'nez, senior editor of ESPN Deportes, also notes the flamboyant approach of Camacho, saying that "if he is not the first, he is one of the first to enter the ring with fancy costumes, fur emblems, bright clothes, everything to the rhythm of some pop songs ".
Hiram MartÃÆ'nez, senior editor of ESPN Deportes, said about Camacho's training:
he transformed into a hungry, focused, and dedicated boxer, who worked long hours polishing his speed, his intelligence, and the style that turned him into one of the greatest of all time. That's the only way you explain why all the great hitters he faces at the best moments of his career never drop them.
Jaime Vega-Curry (deputy editor of ESPN Deportes), says Camacho is "a character that combines the infectious charisma, impressive boxing quality, a child's soul, the shrewdness of a salesperson, and a superlative confidence in himself and in the power of his" Macho. Time'"
Brophy noted Camacho would qualify for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in December 2015. He added that "Camacho is part of boxing history, and that's what the International Boxing Hall of Fame is about."
Camacho, along with Lupe Pintor and Hilario Zapata, among others, was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in December 2015 and inaugurated in June 2016.
Media
During his last years, Camacho expanded his popular role and appeared on Spanish-language reality television shows including Maira Baila's dance performance and weekly segment at the popular La Gazzo El Gordo event "Macho News". However, he also has many problems with drug abuse and criminal charges. In 2005, Camacho was arrested for robbery, an indictment he would later decide to be guilty of. In 2011 he was shot three times by a prospective looter in San Juan, but not injured. At the end of 2012, Camacho awaits trial in Florida on charges of physical abuse of one of his sons.
On November 20, 2012, Camacho was shot and badly injured while sitting in a car outside the bar in his native BayamÃÆ'³n; The driver, a childhood friend, was killed in the shooting. Camacho died four days later; after being declared clinically dead brain, his mother asked the doctor to remove him from life support. After lying in the country for two days in Santurce, the remains of Camacho were transported to New York to be buried at the request of his mother.
Early life and amateur career
Camacho was born in BayamÃÆ'³n, Puerto Rico, to HÃÆ'Ã… © ctor Luis Camacho Sr. and his wife MarÃÆ'a MatÃÆ'as. She is the youngest of five children, which includes the brothers Felix and Raquel's sister Estrella and Esperanza. When he was three years old, his parents separated, and his mother took the boys with him to New York City. They live in the James Weldon Johnson housing project in Harlem, Spain. Camacho attended local schools and got into trouble as a teenager, got into street fights and landed in jail at age fifteen. Pat Flannery, a high school language teacher, helps young people, teaches reading and "acts like a father figure". When Camacho studied boxing and karate as a teenager, Flannery led him to the Golden Glove competition. Showing talent as a boxer, Camacho chose the sport as a career.
As an amateur, Camacho won three New York Golden Glove Championships. Camacho won the 1978 Sub-Novice Championship 112, a 1979 118B Lb Championship, and a 119b 119b Lb Open Championship. In 1979 Camacho defeated Paul DeVorce from the Yonkers Police Athletic League in the final to win the title, and, in 1980, Camacho defeated Tyrone Jackson in the final to win the Championship.
Camacho's nickname of "Macho" has been described in various ways. According to his father, he gave him the nickname because he is his youngest son. According to New York Times , his mentor Pat Flannery was the one who gave him his nickname during his teenage years. According to Camacho himself, the nickname came as a result of American colleagues at a factory who could not pronounce his last name.
Year later and issue
breakthrough 2005
On January 6, 2005, Camacho was arrested by police in Gulfport, Mississippi on charges of trying to rob an electronics store and bring drug ecstasy to him. In 2007, he declared himself guilty of being under an influence at the time of the robbery. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison, but a judge finally suspended all but one year of punishment and gave Camacho experiments. He underwent two weeks in jail after breaking his probation.
2011 shoot
On February 12, 2011, Camacho was attacked near the residential project Luis LlorÃÆ'Â n ns Torres in San Juan. Camacho said he brought a friend to a nearby bar when two men approached his vehicle (BMW X5 2005) and tried to plow it. When he tried to drive, they shot him three times. He says that because "everyone loves me," he does not think people have realized who he is. He did not file a police report.
Child abuse costs
In November 2011, the Florida state attorney's office signed a Camacho arrest warrant for child abuse. He was accused of physically assaulting and injuring his young son in his home with Camacho's ex-wife in March 2011. Camacho surrendered to the Florida authorities in April 2012. After installing a $ 5,000 bond at the Orange County Jail in Orlando, he was released. The trial was waiting for Camacho in Orange County, Florida, at the time of his death.
2012 photo shoot and death
On November 20, 2012, at around 7 pm AST, Camacho was shot once in the jaw while in BayamÃÆ'³n, Puerto Rico. Camacho, 50, sits in the passenger seat of a Ford Mustang friend when he is shot by unknown people from a passing SUV. The car driver, Adrian Mojica Moreno, a childhood friend of Camacho, was killed in the attack. Camacho was taken to San Pablo Hospital in BayamÃÆ'³n, where he was reported to be in critical condition. Police say the pursuit took place and that the van from which the shot was shot was found in the Jardines de CataÃÆ' Â ± o area. There are conflicting media reports, with initial claims that police arrested a suspect at about 9 pm. AST. Police investigating the incident said they found nine of Mojica's cocaine pouches and one open in the car.
The bullet penetrated Camacho's left jaw and broke his fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae, staying on his right shoulder and forming a lesion on his carotid artery that restricts blood flow to his brain. At one point, doctors announced Camacho was expected to survive but may be paralyzed, but after he suffered a heart attack at night, doctors said they could only find a bit of brain activity. The morning after the shooting, Rafael RodrÃÆ'guez Mercado, director of Medical Sciences Campus, reported to El Nuevo DÃÆ'a that Camacho was a dead brain stem. "Full recovery will be a miracle, medically nothing else can be done," RodrÃÆ'guez Mercado said. This was confirmed the next morning by Ernesto Torres, director of the hospital.
Camacho's mother, Maria Matias, announced on November 23 that she plans to have her son release life support after her remaining three sons arrived in Puerto Rico to be with him. HÃÆ'Â © ctor Camacho was officially declared dead after a heart attack the next day. It is impossible for his organs to be donated to the recipient because the time passed between him is found clinically dead brain and when his heart stops.
He survived by his parents, his sons, two grandchildren, his brother FÃÆ' Â © lix and his sisters Raquel, Estrella and Esperanza. His eldest son, Hector Camacho Jr., said violence had overtaken Puerto Rico. "Death, prison, drugs, murder," he said. "That's the way it is." The former governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuno, said "'Macho' will always be remembered for its spontaneity and charisma inside and outside the ring." Puerto Rico's governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, said Camacho had "united the country"; "We celebrated his victory on the streets and we praise him with noble sportsmanship when he did not win." Asked how he wished his father to be remembered, his son HÃÆ'Â © ctor replied, "As usual, loco (crazy)."
Funerals and funerals
After Camacho's death, his mother, MarÃÆ'a MatÃÆ'as, expressed his son's wish to be buried in New York City, where he grew up and began his combat career. Son Camacho HÃÆ'Ã… © ctor Camacho Jr. thought he should be buried in Puerto Rico, but agreed with the wishes of his grandmother and aunt.
Before being taken to the mainland of the United States, Camacho's body was in a state in the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico in Santurce. For two days Camacho's body was being seen, hundreds of people visiting the facility to pay tribute to the fighters.
Dozens of retired and active boxers from Puerto Rico and abroad are among those who participate in funeral services. Among them are FÃÆ' Â © lix "Tito" Trinidad, Wilfred BenÃÆ'tez, Wilfredo GÃÆ'³mez, John John Molina, Samuel Serrano, RomÃÆ'¡n "Rocky" MartÃÆ'nez, Juan Manuel LÃÆ'³pez, Nelson Dieppa, Alex "El Nene" SÃÆ'¡nchez, Julian SolÃÆ's, Manny Siaca, and McWilliams brothers and McJoe Arroyo. Vocal Trinidad in praise for his former rival, says Camacho "puts the Puerto Rican flag aloft, with much pride as many other champions have done.He is deeply loved.You can see how everyone has suffered this great human loss. great. "Trinidad regretted the fatal shootings.
Camacho's body was flown to New York City on November 29 and presented at Elcock Funeral Home in Queens. On Friday, her body was taken to Saint Cecilia Church in Manhattan for a religious service. Camacho was buried on December 1 at Saint Raymond Cemetery in the Bronx. Before the funeral, a parade was held in front of Camacho in East Harlem. Two white horses pulled the hearse onto First Avenue surrounded by late fans, friends and family boxers. Camacho coffin wrapped with a Puerto Rican flag. After the visit and mass at St. Cecilia on East 106th Street on November 30 and December 1, Camacho is buried on the afternoon of December 1, 2012, at Saint Raymond Cemetery, Bronx at the throat of the Throggs Bronx.
Marriage and family
Camacho has four sons, the eldest of the initial relationship and three of his marriages. His eldest son, HÃÆ'Ã… © ctor "Machito" Camacho Jr. (born 1978 in New York, when Camacho was 16), also became a professional boxer and has won the championship.
Camacho married Amy Torres in 1991, and they had three sons: Justin (born December 1, 1989), Christian (born 1992), and Tyler Camacho (born 1998). (The New York Times reported the youngest son's name as "Taylor".) In 1998 he obtained an arrest warrant against Camacho, accusing him of threatening him and one of their sons. They divorced in 2001. In March 2011, his ex-wife Amy Camacho and at least one son live in Orange County, Florida. His youngest son, Tyler, also practiced boxing.
In 2003, The Press and Guide of Dearborn, Michigan printed an engagement notice between Camacho and Shelly Salemassi, along with a photo of the couple. Although they never married, the New York Post reported she was the only one of her love interest to fly to New York Camacho cemetery.
Popular effects
During the peak of his career, Camacho became an icon in popular culture. He first appeared in Telemundo's Super SÃÆ'¡bados , where he joined the music sketch, "Macho Time", named after his slogan. During the 1990s, Camacho appeared on episodes of El Show del MediodÃÆ'a , fought with characters Melwin CedeÃÆ' Â ± o, Chevy, el PonzoÃÆ' Â ± ÃÆ'º.
In 1992, Camacho invited CedeÃÆ' Â ± o to sing a version with him La BorinqueÃÆ' Â ± a before the battle, along with Pedro GuzmÃÆ'¡n, fellow comedian/musician. His third publicity action drew strong criticism at the time. Camacho also appeared on the sitcom, The Wayans Bros., describing Manuel "Hot Pepper" LÃÆ'³pez. He held a battle against the main character, Marlon "Suckerpunch" Williams (Marlon Wayans).
Because of its superiority, Camacho became the subject of cultural references in television, music and literature. Harry Mullan devotes a chapter to him, entitled "This Time of Macho," in his book The Book of Boxing Quotations (1988). In the 2003 episode of King of the Hill, titled "Boxing Luanne", the titular character of Hank Hill states "Oh, I understand... a little flash... Like Machà Cam © ctor" Camacho ". after placing a tassel in Luanne Platter's boxing suit. Rapper Lil Wayne refers to Camacho and the professional wrestler "Macho Man" (Randy Savage) in the 2008 single, "Mr. Carter".
After his retirement, Camacho expanded his role as a television personality. In 2010, he took part in Ã,¡Mira Quien Baila! , a reality show which is an American/Spanish-Speaking version of Dancing with the Stars . He was the first to get rid of the competition. Camacho later joined the entertainment news program Univision El Gordo y La Flaca as Mira Quien Baila critic and entertainer of the entertainment world. In March 2012, Camacho starred in a dating event titled It's Macho Time, where women competed to be "their girlfriends".
See also
- List of Puerto Ricanes
- List of three boxing champions
- List of boxing world champions Puerto Rico
- Famous family boxing
- Sports in Puerto Rico
References
External links
- Professional boxing record for HÃÆ' Â © ctor Camacho from BoxRec
- HÃÆ' Â © ctor Camacho on IMDb
- HÃÆ' Â © ctor Camacho in Discovering the Mausoleum
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