Hector "Macho" Camacho Shot in Puerto Rico

CBS Sports reports

Former champion boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho was seriously wounded Tuesday in a shooting outside the Puerto Rican capital, and doctors and his spokesman said he was expected to survive. 

At least one gunman opened fire on the 50-year-old Camacho and another man as they sat in a car in the city of Bayamon. The other man, whose relationship to the former boxer wasn't immediately known, was killed, according to a statement from police. 

Camacho was rushed to Centro Medico, the trauma center in San Juan, where he was in critical but stable condition, Dr. Ernesto Torres, the hospital director, told reporters. 

The bullet apparently struck him in the jaw, exited his head and lodged in his right shoulder, fracturing two vertebrae, Torres said. The doctor said the boxer, who battled drug and alcohol problems during his career, was at risk of paralysis from the shooting.

Hector had a troubled life of drug abuse, crime and domestic violence. Unfortunately, it finally caught up to him.

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Cotto vs. Mayweather - Mayweather Wins in a Decision

Miguel Cotto certainly didn’t roll over and die in his pay-per-view bout on HBO against Floyd Mayweather, as the two beat one another senseless in the Saturday night match, however, Money maintained his undefeated record as he won by unanimous decision. Mayweather won the fight based on official scores of 117-11, 118-110, and 117-111. 

 Regardless of the official decision, the crowd conveyed their displeasure with the results as they conveyed their support for the underdog’s impressive effort. 

Cotto was the first man to truly put Floyd’s power to the test for any sustained duration of time since his 2002 fights with Jose Luis Castillo. He managed to trap Pretty Boy against the ropes for a significant amount of time while landing blows to the head significant enough to draw blood from the WBC Welterweight Champion.

R.I.P. Smokin' Joe

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Loses Guns in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Sun reports that the famous boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was investigated in a shooting.

Las Vegas police seized two handguns, ammunition and two bulletproof vests from the home of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and two cars after a shooting outside a skating rink.

Search warrant documents released Thursday said one of the handguns seized Monday was loaded.

No one was hurt in the shooting, and Mayweather has not been named as a suspect by police. Police responded to the shooting at 10:06 p.m. Sunday at the Crystal Palace Skating Center, 4680 Boulder Highway.

The LA Times printed the story under a slightly different headline.

Guns and ammo confiscated from Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s home

Now, that's certainly an attention grabber, but would such an action count as "confiscation," as we use it in the gun debate? I don't think so. But my question is, why were the guns and other items seized? Isn't Nevada one of the most gun friendly states? Can't you have items like that in your home without fear of the police coming in and taking them away? Mayweather is not some gang banger without resources, rather he's a super talented prize fighter, already a very rich one. Wikipedia has the complete rundown, including the famous bout with De La Hoya.

Mayweather's next match was the long-anticipated superfight against six-division champion and current WBC Super Welterweight titleholder Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007. De La Hoya's belt was on the line, which required Mayweather to move up in weight from 147 pounds to 154.

Despite De La Hoya's insistence that money was not a factor, the Mayweather-De La Hoya bout set the record for most PPV buys for a boxing match with 2.4 million households, shattering the record of 1.95 million for Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson II. Around $120 million in revenue was generated by the PPV, which set another record.

With the percentages factored in, Oscar De La Hoya ended up earning $58 million for the bout, the highest purse ever for a fighter. The previous record was $35 million, held by Tyson and Holyfield. Floyd Mayweather earned about $25 million for the fight.

Mayweather won by split decision in 12 rounds, capturing the World Boxing Council (WBC) title.

The boxing world awaits the next big showdown between Mayweather and Pacquiao, hopefully later this year. That payday should help Floyd Mayweather afford the lawyers necessary to get his guns back. What do you think?

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Manny Pacquiao, Greatest Pound for Pound Champ

(photo credit Steve Marcus, Las Vegas Sun from the fight with De La Hoya last December)


The Las Vegas Review Journal has the blow by blow description of Manny's 2nd round knockout against the British champ Ricky Hatton on Saturday night.

It was Pacquiao's first time fighting at 140 pounds and the Filipino's fourth straight win in a different weight class, having already posted victories at 130 pounds, 135 and 147.

"I'm surprised this fight was so easy but I worked hard since the beginning of training camp in March," Pacquiao said. "Nothing personal, but this is as big a victory for me as when I beat Oscar De La Hoya."

Wikipedia says

He has also held the Ring Magazine featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight divisions. For his achievements, he became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Now, if you followed all that, you're a bigger fight fan than I am. To make it even more complicated, I read somewhere else that he has 6 world titles in 6 different weight classes. Number 1 in the world is what he is.

This is one of the things I miss about living in Las Vegas.