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Héctor Camacho. Héctor Luís Camacho Matías (May 24, 1962 – November 24, 2012), commonly known by his nickname " Macho " Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer. Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, [2] Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight ...
Julio César Chávez González ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo ˈsesaɾ ˈtʃaβes ɣonˈsales]; born July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions, [4] Chávez was listed by The Ring magazine as the world ...
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter. 4-division world champion. 3-division world champion. Result. De La Hoya wins via 12-round unanimous decision (120-105, 120-106, 118-108) Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho, billed as Opposites Attack, was a professional boxing match contested on September 13, 1997 for the WBC welterweight ...
Filmmaker Eric Drath's new documentary is set to debut Friday at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.
Camacho wins via 5th-round TKO. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Héctor Camacho, billed as Defying the Odds, was a professional boxing match contested between former five-division world champion Sugar Ray Leonard and defending IBC middleweight champion Héctor Camacho. The bout took place on March 1, 1997 at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New ...
In 1997, De La Hoya moved up to the welterweight division and fought Pernell Whitaker (40–1–1). The fight proved to be a difficult one. Whitaker frustrated De La Hoya with his defense, and landed more overall shots than De La Hoya, but De La Hoya's power punches and aggression swayed the judges more in his favor.
Camacho, a light-hitting southpaw, was a three-time world champion with a record of 62–3–1. However, Camacho was also considered to be past his prime. Leonard decided to fight Camacho after commentating on Camacho's fight with the 45-year-old Roberto Durán the previous year, describing the disputed unanimous decision as "an early Christmas ...
Losses. 10. Vinny Paz (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza, December 16, 1962), formerly Vinny Pazienza, is an American former professional boxer who held world titles at lightweight and light middleweight. The 2016 film Bleed for This is based on his comeback from a spinal injury. In 2022, he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.