By now, everyone knows the sad news and circumstances of the death of Hector “Macho” Camacho. Here, you can see a special message of rememberance for Camacho and what he contributed to the fight game and elsewhere from a friend and partner, Raymone K. Bain. Raymone is a media strategist, manager and spokesperson located in Washington, DC and is best known for her representation of the late “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson.
“It is with a heavy heart and much sadness to hear of the untimely death of Boxing legend, Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho. Hector Camacho was my very first client. He had just defeated Raphael Solis for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship.
In an era and in a sport where women had absolutely no authority, role or standing, Hector “Macho” Camacho saw past gender and boldly hired me as his advisor while consistently having to defend me, and himself, among his peers for doing so. As a result of Hector’s courageous move, I subsequently went on to represent some of the biggest names in boxing including Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns.
I remember when I first met Hector…he exuded such excitement for life and for boxing…looking more like a model than a fighter, but who was one of the best fighters…pound for pound…in the world.
I remember our visits to FAO Swartz…his buying his first train set… his excitement of seeing the ‘HOLLYWOOD’ sign for the first time, and my friend, boxing promoter Rock Newman, and I, being in the car with Hector when he made a wrong turn in his new Corvette…driving 85 miles per hour down the bicycle trail in New York’s Central Park.
Hector was a natural showman who knew the importance of ‘branding’ long before the word was widely used . But what stands out most in my memory, was Hector’s love and devotion to his mother, Maria.
Regardless of the circumstances surrounding his untimely death, let us not forget how ‘the Macho Man’ brought joy and excitement to us all while he dazzled and mesmerized us all.
May God bless his mother, Maria, and his family, and may he rest in peace with other of my friends from the boxing community who have recently passed…legendary boxing trainer and historian, Emanuel Steward, and boxing promoter, Butch Lewis.”
