Héctor Camacho (born May 24, 1962), nicknamed "Macho Camacho", is a boxer. Carrier of Muhammad Ali's flamboyance, style and grace, Camacho became a three time world champion, yet he always lacked the support of boxing writers. Some claim that he was treated very unfairly by boxing critics and experts around the world. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Other people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey), Muhammad Ali Jinnah of Pakistan Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ...

Early life and career

Camacho was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, but his family moved to New York when he was a little kid. He ran into trouble there as a teen, getting into fights and landing in jail at 15. He also learned Boxing and Karate as a teenager, and since he was talented as a boxer, he chose that sport as a career. Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... For other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Karate or karate-do (空手道) is a martial art, based on Chinese kung fu, categorized by some as budo, introduced to the Japanese main islands from Okinawa in 1922. ...

It has been said that Camacho's flamboyant but good-hearted style brought a lot of fun to the sport of boxing but it also made him garner the hate of the same critics who, ironically, had loved Ali just a few years before. Ali and Camacho's style was adopted by Roy Jones Jr.,Jorge Paez and Naseem Hamed, just to name a few, and it brings a lot of excitement to their events. For other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Roy Jones Jr. ... Jorge Paez (born October 27, 1965) is a native of Mexicali who is a boxer, actor and circus man. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

After a stellar amateur career, Camacho began a quick rise through the professional rankings, first in the Featherweight and then in the Junior Lightweight division. He felt so good from the start that the young fellow was sure he could beat World featherweight champions Salvador Sánchez and Eusebio Pedroza. However, Sanchez died when Camacho was still coming up in the ranks. Eusebio Pedroza (born 1953) is a native of Panama who holds two records in boxing: His 19 defenses as world Featherweight champion are a record for that division, and his seven years as world champion non stop are a division record too. ...

Up at Junior Lightweight, he defeated top contenders Irleis Cubanito Perez, Melvin Paul, John Montes and Refugio Rojas (Both Montes and Rojas lasted one round, and Rojas would later last seven in a world title challenge from Julio Cesar Chavez). Julio César Chávez (born July 12, 1962 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican world champion boxer who won world titles in 3 different divisions, went undefeated for 89 bouts before originally retiring with a record of 104-5-2, with 80 knockouts. ...

World Junior Lightweight championship

When World Junior Lightweight champion Bobby Chacon refused to go to Puerto Rico to defend his title against Camacho, the WBC declared the world championship vacant, and the man Chacon had taken the title from, Rafael Bazooka Limon, filled in for Chacon. It was the first time Camacho was in a ring with a former world champion, and he didn't show any lack of experience, dropping Limon in rounds one and three before the referee put a stop to the fight in round five. Bobby Chacon (born 1951) is a former boxer and two time world champion. ... This article is about a professional boxing organisation. ... Rafael Limon (born approx 1956) is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Jr. ...

His first defense also came in San Juan where he met fellow Puerto Rican Rafael Solis, whose family included former world bantamweight champion Julian Solis. Camacho got tested in this fight for the first time, shaken in round three by a Solis uppercut, but he flattened Solis with a right to the chin in round five, knocking him out to retain the title. San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... Rafael Solis (born approx. ... Julian Solis (born January 7, 1957) is a former boxer from Puerto Rico. ...

Next came a move to Lightweight, where he won the United States title with a twelve round decision of overmatched Roque Montoya. By then Camacho was appearing on the covers of all the boxing magazines and making quite a few fans among teenaged girls.

His next fight made him a two time world champion. Fought on HBO, the channel that loved him for his display of power, speed and skills vs Solis, Camacho thoroughly outboxed the Mexican defending world champion, Jose Luis Ramirez in Las Vegas to win the world Lightweight championship. Camacho dropped Ramirez in round three and virtually swept the whole fight, the only round in doubt being round eleven. For alternate meanings of HBO, see HBO (disambiguation). ... José Luis Ramírez (born circa 1960) is a Mexican national who was a boxer and a two time world Lightweight champion. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...

What could have been a blessing, may have started Camacho's downfall instead. The two other reigning world champions in his division at that time, Livingstone Bramble and Jimmy Paul were reluctant to unify the crown with Camacho, and so he had to settle for a decision win over Freddie Roach before his next fight of importance came along, ten months after beating Ramirez. Livingstone Bramble (born September 30, 1960) is a boxer from St. ...

He met Edwin Rosario at the Madison Square Garden in New York, once again on HBO. In a wild slugfest, Camacho dominated rounds one to four, but had to hang on for dear life in rounds five and six. He swept the middle rounds with his skill and savvy, but Rosario came back during the eleventh and twelfth. It was a close decision, but Camacho's experience made the difference, and he retained the title with a split decision. Edwin El Chapo Rosario (1961-1997) was more like a Boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... For alternate meanings of HBO, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

Personal troubles and the start of decline

Camacho's personal life ran into trouble after the fight, being charged with possession of drugs. However, the charges were later lifted and Camacho could resume his boxing career.

Camacho then retained his title vs former World Junior Lightweight champion Cornelius Boza Edwards in Miami on a unanimous decision before going up in weight again. After a few fights there, he met former world lightweight champion " Ray Boom Boom Mancini", who had a record of 29-3 with 23 knockouts coming into this fight, for the vacant WBO version of the world Junior Welterweight title. Camacho was the fresher of the two and ended up winning a unanimous twelve round decision, joining that exclusive group of world champion boxers who have become three time world champions. Cornelius Boza Edwards (born May 27, 1956 in Kampala, Uganda) is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Ray Mancini (born March 4, 1961) was an American boxer from Youngstown, Ohio, who was given the nickname Boom Boom because of his whirlwind fighting style. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ...

Camacho next met Vinny Paz, winning on points again,, then the tough challenger Tony Baltazar, from Phoenix. Baltazar was another points victim on an HBO televised bout, but then Camacho lost his undefeated record and world championship to the former world Lightweight champion Greg Haugen. However, as an unidentified substance was found on Haugen's urine, a rematch was ordered and Camacho regained the title, beating Haugen on a close but unanimous decision. Vinny Paz (born December 16, 1962) is an Italian-American former boxer who has been a world champion many times. ... Tony Baltazar (born 1967) is a professional boxer. ... Phoenix is surrounded by twenty two towns and cities that have grown so closely together that it is almost impossible to distinguish one from another in this satellite image. ...

This set the table for his showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez, in Las Vegas in the year 1992. Camacho, dressed as Captain America coming into the bout, lost a unanimous decision on HBO's Pay Per View leg that night. This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Captain America Real name Steve Rogers Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Captain America Comics #1 (historical, 1941), Avengers (Vol. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ...

Camacho has spent the last few years winning a handful of smaller organization titles, while getting a couple of shots at World titles. Among his notable wins since 1992 there are two over the legendary possible future hall of famer Roberto Duran, beaten on points twice, once in Atlantic City and another time in Denver. He lost title tries for the world welterweight championship vs Félix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya, both by unanimous decisions. After each of those fights, he kept fighting and winning but seeing as title shots are now hard to come by for him, he seems to be currently semi-retired. Roberto Duran (b. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... Denver is the largest city and capital of the state of Colorado, United States of America. ... Félix Tito Trinidad Jr. ... Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) —nicknamed the Golden Boy— is a Mexican-American boxer who won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. ...

Camacho hasn't officially announced his retirement, but nowadays, he is more visible as a trainer of his son, Junior Welterweight prospect Hector Machito Camacho Jr.. Hector Camacho Jr. ...

On December 5 of 2003, and in preparation for a possible rematch with Chavez, Camacho recovered from a first round knockdown (the third against him in his career) to defeat Craig Houk by a knockout in round three. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

Camacho won, on July 4, 2004, a unanimous ten round decision over Clinton McNeil. He hopes for a world title try against Daniel Santos, the WBO's world Jr. Middleweight champion. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 6, 2005, Camacho was arrested by police in Mississippi on charges of trying to burglarize an electronic goods store and carrying ecstasy on him. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697,243 (31st)  - Density 23. ... ecstasy (drug) and religious ecstasy Ecstasy, from the Greek ekstasis, to be outside oneself, is a category of trance or trancelike states in which an individual transcends ordinary consciousness and as a result has a heightened capacity for exceptional thought or experience. ...

Ismael Leandry, Camacho's manager, told El Vocero newspaper that Camacho had been offered a computer by a store representant the day before he got arrested. Camacho, who was in Mississippi for a fight, allegedly bought the computer and went into his hotel room, where he tried to hook it up. The computer, according to Leandry's allegations, did not work, and Camacho went early in the morning the day he was arrested to trade it for a new one. When he saw that the store was not opened, according to police records, he broke into the store and took a brand new one. Leandry said that Camacho left the one he had originally purchased from the vendor, grabbed a new one and left his room's telephone number in case someone from the store had a question. Camacho was excarcerated soon after the arrest El Vocero is a Puerto Rican newspaper that is published in the Puerta de Tierra barrio, in the city of San Juan. ... Hotel is the letter H in the NATO phonetic alphabet. ... A telephone handset A touch-tone telephone dial Telephone This article is about telephone technology. ...

This case is still pending, and the fight in Mississippi will go on as scheduled.

Camacho has a record of 78 wins, four losses and 2 draws, with 38 wins by knockout

Héctor Macho Camacho is possibly a future member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the International Soccer Hall Of Fame in Oneonta. ...

Also see

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

Hector Camacho versus Edwin Rosario list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ... The Hector Camacho versus Edwin Rosario fight took place on June 13, 1986, at the Madison Square Garden in New York. ...