In November, the airwaves were once again filled by news about Hector “Macho” Camacho, only this time it wasn’t news to be amused about, this time they Grim Reaper had come calling again. This time Hector Camacho had been shot and eventually lingered for several days brain dead in hospital before the plug was finally pulled on him ending a life spent entertaining his fans and the boxing community with his antics both in and out of the ring. Who can ever forget his headgear, his outfits, his stage entrances, his many brushes with the law, his peccadilloes or his high speed car crashes in a fast paced life and career that saw him amass an amazing record of 76-9-3, 38 ko’s which included memorable bouts against boxing’s elite fighters. RIP Macho Camacho – We will never forget you!. In another event already hardwired into our consciousness, Marquez nearly killed Pacquaio in his shocking knockout destruction of Pacquaio in the final minutes of the 6th rd in their 4th fight, emphatically securing a win that had been denied him via debatable decisions in three previous engagements with the Pacman. Vindication at Last, but not so fast, there is talk of a fivelogy, Stay Tuned. By Michael Amakor on 12/22/12.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
