Boxing legend Camacho shot, critically wounded

JonInMiddleGA · 11-20-2012, 10:10 PM

Hector 'Macho' Camacho shot, listed in grave condition - ESPN

JonInMiddleGA · 11-20-2012, 10:24 PM

Hector 'Macho' Camacho shot, expected to survive - ESPN

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-20-2012, 11:28 PM

paralyses is a possibility

BYU 14 · 11-21-2012, 07:34 AM

Always hated him when he was fighting, but have grown to appreciate his skills and toughness. Hopefully he recovers with no paralysis.

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-21-2012, 09:29 AM

Worse now...

Former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho went into cardiac arrest Wednesday morning but was stabilized by doctors after being shot in the face Tuesday outside of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

"The situation with 'Macho' is very delicate," Centro Medico director Dr. Ernesto Torres told reporters during a 7 a.m. media briefing on Wednesday. "The prognosis is not good."

BYU 14 · 11-21-2012, 09:30 AM

Damn, really hoping he pulls through.

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-21-2012, 02:10 PM

Damn...

The 50-year-old Camacho was outside Azuquita Liquor Store in a parked Ford Mustang with a friend when he was shot in the face. The friend, identified as 49-year-old Adrian Mojica Moreno, was killed. Police said two assailants fled in an SUV but no arrests have been made and no motive has been disclosed.

Detective Alex Diaz told ESPN.com that Mojica Moreno had nine bags of cocaine in his possession with a 10th bag open in the Ford Mustang, which was registered to Mojica Moreno. He had been arrested for possession of controlled substances in April 2012, according to Diaz.

Camacho was rushed to Centro Medico, where doctors initially said the bullet passed through his jaw and lodged in his shoulder. Torres said the bullet damaged three of the four main arteries in his neck and fractured two vertebrae, which could leave him paralyzed if he were to survive. . Mojica Moreno was shot right next to his Ford Mustang as he got out and tried to flee while Camacho was shot in the passenger's seat.

Camacho's mother is expected to decide whether Camacho, 50, should be taken off life support based on the results of further tests due Wednesday afternoon. Torres said the encephalographic tests would determine whether Camacho is brain dead. Torres said Camacho's son, Hector Camacho Jr., is due to arrive in Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.

"His mother came and she is devastated," he said. "She knows the prognosis is not at all favorable."

BYU 14 · 11-22-2012, 06:53 AM

Doctors now saying Camacho is brain dead and has been taken off of life support. Very sad

Hector 'Macho' Camacho 'brain dead' after drugs related shooting | Mail Online

rowech · 11-22-2012, 06:57 AM

Isn't this the second time he's been shot within a year now? Have to think he was into some bad stuff.

stevew · 11-22-2012, 08:01 AM

Drug deal gone wrong

BYU 14 · 11-22-2012, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Drug deal gone wrong

kind of what it looks like unfortunately.

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-24-2012, 08:51 AM

Down goes Camacho.

Chief Rum · 11-26-2012, 10:17 AM

Hmm, I was away for all this. Not a big boxing fan, but I rememebr Camacho. RIP Macho.

Anyone else find it curious that in an apparent drug deal gone bad, the shooters didn't take the coke?

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-26-2012, 08:51 PM

It's not always about the product or the money. Sometimes it's just about respect.

Not trying to be funny about this, but I found it kind of appropriate that if he were to be shot to death it would come with him taking a shot to the jaw. In a strange way, he went down like a fighter.

molson · 11-29-2012, 01:03 PM

This will not happen at my funeral.

Women in Hector "Macho" Camacho's life fight at his wake in San Juan, reports say - ESPN

stevew · 11-29-2012, 01:12 PM

I got sidetracked, but was going to bump this thread for that story as well.

HOW DARE YOU DUMP MY PLATE OF FOOD

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-30-2012, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molson

This will not happen at my funeral.

Never say never.

11-20-2012, 10:24 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Hector 'Macho' Camacho shot, expected to survive - ESPN __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-26-2012, 10:17 AM	#13
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Hmm, I was away for all this. Not a big boxing fan, but I rememebr Camacho. RIP Macho. Anyone else find it curious that in an apparent drug deal gone bad, the shooters didn't take the coke? __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

11-29-2012, 01:12 PM	#16
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I got sidetracked, but was going to bump this thread for that story as well. HOW DARE YOU DUMP MY PLATE OF FOOD Last edited by stevew : 11-29-2012 at 01:12 PM.

11-20-2012, 11:28 PM	#3
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	paralyses is a possibility

11-21-2012, 07:34 AM	#4
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Always hated him when he was fighting, but have grown to appreciate his skills and toughness. Hopefully he recovers with no paralysis.

11-21-2012, 09:29 AM	#5
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Worse now... Former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho went into cardiac arrest Wednesday morning but was stabilized by doctors after being shot in the face Tuesday outside of San Juan, Puerto Rico. "The situation with 'Macho' is very delicate," Centro Medico director Dr. Ernesto Torres told reporters during a 7 a.m. media briefing on Wednesday. "The prognosis is not good."

11-21-2012, 09:30 AM	#6
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Damn, really hoping he pulls through.

11-21-2012, 02:10 PM	#7
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Damn... The 50-year-old Camacho was outside Azuquita Liquor Store in a parked Ford Mustang with a friend when he was shot in the face. The friend, identified as 49-year-old Adrian Mojica Moreno, was killed. Police said two assailants fled in an SUV but no arrests have been made and no motive has been disclosed. Detective Alex Diaz told ESPN.com that Mojica Moreno had nine bags of cocaine in his possession with a 10th bag open in the Ford Mustang, which was registered to Mojica Moreno. He had been arrested for possession of controlled substances in April 2012, according to Diaz. Camacho was rushed to Centro Medico, where doctors initially said the bullet passed through his jaw and lodged in his shoulder. Torres said the bullet damaged three of the four main arteries in his neck and fractured two vertebrae, which could leave him paralyzed if he were to survive. . Mojica Moreno was shot right next to his Ford Mustang as he got out and tried to flee while Camacho was shot in the passenger's seat. Camacho's mother is expected to decide whether Camacho, 50, should be taken off life support based on the results of further tests due Wednesday afternoon. Torres said the encephalographic tests would determine whether Camacho is brain dead. Torres said Camacho's son, Hector Camacho Jr., is due to arrive in Puerto Rico on Wednesday night. "His mother came and she is devastated," he said. "She knows the prognosis is not at all favorable."

11-22-2012, 06:53 AM	#8
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Doctors now saying Camacho is brain dead and has been taken off of life support. Very sad Hector 'Macho' Camacho 'brain dead' after drugs related shooting \| Mail Online

11-22-2012, 06:57 AM	#9
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Isn't this the second time he's been shot within a year now? Have to think he was into some bad stuff.

11-22-2012, 08:01 AM	#10
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Drug deal gone wrong

11-24-2012, 08:51 AM	#12
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Down goes Camacho.

11-26-2012, 08:51 PM	#14
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	It's not always about the product or the money. Sometimes it's just about respect. Not trying to be funny about this, but I found it kind of appropriate that if he were to be shot to death it would come with him taking a shot to the jaw. In a strange way, he went down like a fighter.

11-29-2012, 01:03 PM	#15
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	This will not happen at my funeral. Women in Hector "Macho" Camacho's life fight at his wake in San Juan, reports say - ESPN

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