Black boots with red tassels are both signed in (silver sharpie) by Camacho, "Hector Macho Camacho, Oscar De La Hoya, Fight Used 9-13-1997”. The fight for the WBC Welterweight Championship at the Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas resulted in a win for De La Hoya over twelve rounds.

These boots worn against the "Golden Boy" come with a letter of authenticity from Camacho and a photo of him wearing these boots along with video fight footage.


Oscar De La Hoya couldn't fulfil his prediction of knocking out Hector Camacho. Instead, he had to settle for beating him up on 13th September 1997, at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas. De La Hoya ripped Camacho with punishing left hooks to the body, wobbled him several times and knocked him down in the ninth round with thunderous head shots to retain the WBC welterweight championship on a unanimous decision.

A CompuBox punch analysis credited De La Hoya with landing 373 punches to 124 for Camacho. De La Hoya was credited with 340 power punches to just 54 for Camacho. Judge Anek Hongtongkam of Thailand scored it 118-108, John Keane of England saw it 120-106 and Chuck Giampa of Las Vegas scored it 120-105 for De La Hoya. ''My goal is to take him out probably in the seventh round,'' De La Hoya said before the fight. ''My goal is to become the first man ever to knock him out.'' That goal went unfulfilled, but De La Hoya almost floored him 22 seconds into the fight, wobbled him on several occasions and knocked him down in the ninth round. ''He was very tricky but I thought he was just trying to survive,'' said the 24-year-old De La Hoya, who made the 35-year-old look like an old fighter. ''He held on a lot, I thought I fought well.''

In the ninth round, De La Hoya hurt the left-handed Camacho with a hook, a right to the head and a hook to the body at 1:28 of the round, then knocked him down with a left uppercut, a right and a left hook to the head. Camacho bounced right up, took the mandatory eight count and survived the round. In the 10th round, De La Hoya hurt Camacho with a right to the body and a right to the head and pursued him around the ring, scoring with savage punches to the head and body. De La Hoya dished out more heavy punishment in the 11th round, and when he hurt Camacho with a right to the head, the challenger grabbed De La Hoya, pushed him and caused him to fall on his left shoulder. The final round was another tough one for Camacho and De La Hoya tried desperately for a knockout. Camacho was penalized a point for holding, and was sent backward with a right to the head at the end of the fight.

''He did everything he said he would except knock me out,'' said Camacho, who lost for the fourth time against 64 victories and one draw. De La Hoya boosted his record to 26-0 with 21 knockouts. De La Hoya, who looked every bit deserving of his 6-1 favourite status, fought at the weight class limit of 147 pounds as he made his second defence of the WBC welterweight title. He also has held the WBO junior lightweight and lightweight titles, the IBF lightweight title and the WBC super lightweight title.

Camacho also weighed 147, 13 pounds less than he weighed when he battered Sugar Ray Leonard into defeat 1st March 1997. Camacho also has held the WBC super featherweight and lightweight titles and the WBO junior welterweight title. The defeat snapped his unbeaten streak at 21. De La Hoya earned $9 million while Camacho got $3 million. The crowd was estimated at 14,100.

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Hector "Macho" Camacho vs Oscar De La Hoya

Hector Luis Camacho, one of five siblings, was born to Maria and Hector Camacho on May 24, 1962. Originally from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, the Camacho family moved to the east side of Manhattan, in 1967. Spanish Harlem, one of New York’s more demanding neighborhoods, was the environmental catalyst for what was to become Hectors’ calling. “When you grow up in the ghetto, you’ve got to be tough or fast” Camacho recalls, “Lucky for me, I was both!”

Camacho attended Catholic school, “…but I’m no choirboy,” he’s quick to remind, “I spent most of my time at The Boys Club; I wanted to be like Bruce Lee.” His drive and determination earned him a second-degree Black belt in American Go-Ju.

In 1978, Hector fathered the first of four sons; Hector "Macho" Camacho, Jr. Hector Jr., a/k/a “Machito,” (Spanish for little macho,) is also a professional boxer, who at 26 years old currently boasts a record of 37-1-0, (20-KO).The three younger Camacho's Justin, MC and Tyler show promise in the sports arena. Justin plays basketball, MC is an up and coming Boxer, and Tyler also boxes. The 4 Camacho boys are Macho's pride and joy.

A three-time Golden Gloves Champion, Hector Camacho, Sr. began his formal boxing training at a local school. His natural talent and dedication to the sport secured him the World Championship at age 17, making him the second youngest World Champion in boxing history. Hector Camacho is 5’7”, and generally weighs in at 160 lbs. Although naturally right-handed, both he and his son box as southpaws.

The boisterous and ostentatious, Hector “Macho” Camacho went undefeated for more than 11 years. Throughout his career, he has defeated some very formidable opponents, including Rafael “Bazooka” Limón, Roberto Duran, Vinnie Pazienza, Ray “Boom-Boom” Mancini and “Sugar” Ray Leonard. By the end of 1996, he sported an impressive record of 64-3-1, (32) by knockout. Despite the three losses, “The Macho Man” was never knocked down or knocked out!

In 1997, Macho returned to the ring, and went the distance with Oscar de la Hoya. Despite the unfavorable decision, as Camacho puts it: “I’m no quitter!” and in 1998 he successfully defended his IBC Jr. Middleweight Title against Tony Menefee; a title that Camacho still holds today.

On July 14, 2001, Hector added the NBA Super-Middleweight title belt to his collection, by defeating Roberto Duran in a long-awaited rematch. “The Macho Man” is now an eight-time World Champion, in six different weight classes; there are no other boxers in the world that can make that claim. Camacho currently has an impressive record of 78-5-2, thirty-eight (38) by way of knockout.

Currently fighting out of Weehawken, New Jersey, Hector “Macho” Camacho creates excitement, both in and out of the ring, and his flamboyant style and charismatic personality is unprecedented and legendary throughout the world. Boxing fans everywhere know exactly what time it is when Hector Camacho steps into the ring… Its Macho Time!