Remembering Hector Camacho

[Paulanthony]

A very interesting yet bizarrre meeting. A very skilled fighter and an avid fan of Hectors I never missed a fight . A very interesting very well written story. Thank you for sharing.

[Leon]

fyi I took the liberty of copying this to the main card page so more folks could read it. RIP Hector, you were a great fighter.

[chaddurbin]

sounds like a scene straight out of scarface, just missing the mountain of coke on the table.

[travrosty]

here you go!

[byrone]

You should release a book, similar to "Glory of Their Times", recounting your stories from the autograph circuit and private signings.

You have some very interesting stories worth sharing.

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by byrone

You should release a book, similar to "Glory of Their Times", recounting your stories from the autograph circuit and private signings.

You have some very interesting stories worth sharing.

I completely agree. It would definately be interesting.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

sounds like a scene straight out of scarface, just missing the mountain of coke on the table.

It might have actually been there, but just in a different room...

[JimStinson]

I have heard that in Rome , when the Conqueror would return from battle that there was a slave who fanned him as the crowds cheered and it was the duty of the slave to whisper in his ear as a reminder "ALL GLORY IS FLEETING"
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[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

I have heard that in Rome , when the Conqueror would return from battle that there was a slave who fanned him as the crowds cheered and it was the duty of the slave to whisper in his ear as a reminder "ALL GLORY IS FLEETING"
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There is a great parody of that in History of the World Part I where the conquering general going to meet Caesar is told "remember thou art mortal" to which he replies "Blow it out your @$$."

I read your travelogue to my daughter last night while we were watching the HBO tribute to Camacho during the Berto-Guerrero fight and you had her laughing out loud with your description of the bizarre events.

[JimStinson]

Thats funny stuff the quote from "History of the World Part 1" never heard that one.

As a side note I remember the 1986 Bout when Edwin Rosario fought Hector Camacho for the title , In the 5th round Rosario "ROCKED" him and had him in the place that boxers call "The room with no windows and no doors" ,

Hector basically was out on his feet but fought on. It was the first time I ever saw him looping around the ring looking for something to hold onto, And remains today one of my favorite fights. Someone remarked to me after the fight that he came into the ring that night as "Macho Man" and left as "Hector". It was a highly controversal decision at the time, with most ringsiders believing Rosario had won.

A few years later I did a private signing in Puerto Rico with Edwin Rosario who was not the World's most friendly guy. Someone told him I was a boxing judge and he told me point blank he was robbed and asked me how I scored the fight....lol, I told him the truth I thought Camacho won on points. he made a gesture like he was spitting on the floor and kept signing. We didn't talk much after that.

Sadly Edwin Rosario too met an untimely death in 1997 from a heroin overdose.
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