was Camacho Sr

[crown mac]

Bendito. I think he died of an overdose. And a lot of people thought Chapo beat Camacho Sr. that fight.

dying of an aneurysm on December 1, 1997.

[Snuff Armstrong]

Camacho was a great boxer, with excellent skills. I believe one the reason many of the younger generation don't talk alot about him is because of the ages of many of our posters. Camacho was in the pre Tito era, and it was pretty much Tito that gave the younger generation an Icon in boxing. I'm from the Gomez, Benitez, Escalera, Serrano, De Jesus era, and back then there was no cable access. LOL, funny but true, if we wanted to watch the good fights, we had to find a place where you could pay for Closed Circuit T.V., or go see the fight live, if it was in your town, which not all of us could afford. But yes, Camacho was a P.R. top ten, no doubt about it.

His son on the other hand...............LOL (apple here......tree waaaaaaaay ovher there, get my drift?)

I agree entirely with this. But for me, after the Rosario fight, it became more and more frustrating and harder and harder for me to root for my fellow countryman, I think due to the fact of his unappealing style(running)that he adopted and the fact that he pop so much **** and never seem to back it up or even engage like he was trying to back it up.

[AnimalisticMeth]

in the top 5 greats of rican fighters? I thought he had some of the fastest hands in the game, and good ring smarts. but the ricans don't talk about him much?

Not top 5. Camacho is maybe in the top 10.

[Tyson2k7]

People i know think he is top 5.

1. Wilfred Benitez / Felix Trinidad
3. Wilfredo Gomez
4. Esteban De Jesus
5. Hector Camacho
6. Carlos Ortiz
7. Edwin Rosario
8. Jose Torres
9. Carlos De Leon
10. Wilfredo Vazquez

[PowerpuG]

i was talking ab this the other day.. guy was fast as ****, fun to watch...but he acted like a tool

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304934

[Mr. Fantastic]

He's a fruit and a junkie. Prime Camacho was no one to be fucked with though.