Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho By Christian Giudice
In Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho, Christian Giudice brings us from Camacho’s childhood in Puerto Rico (which his mother had to flee), to his coming of age in Spanish Harlem, to his training in various hardscrabble gyms throughout New York City, to his place atop the world stage of his chosen sport (which was, of course, the toughest sport), to the nightclub parking lot in San Juan where he was shot dead at the age of fifty in a drug deal gone bad.
Along the way, we come to know Camacho via his friends, family members, and fellow fighters—including Sugar Ray…
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