Hector Camacho Jr On Julio Caesar Chavez: “I’m Sharing The Ring With A Legend”

By: Sean Crose

“The individuals have been nice,” says Hector Camacho
Jr of Mexican followers, a lot of whom will doubtless be tuning into his Saturday
exhibition bout towards all-time nice Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. “(There’s) a
lot of affection.” Though the struggle is claimed to be the primary occasion of  a pay per view card, most is perhaps watching to
see Chavez’ notorious son, Julio Jr, face MMA nice Anderson Silva. Irrespective of,
Camacho, son of the late legend Hector Camacho Sr, is joyful to be going through his
father’s former opponent. “I assumed I’d come to hostile territory,”
Camacho Jr says of arriving in Mexico. “I really feel at dwelling.”

It’s clear that the 59-7-1 fighter is happy with the leadup to Saturday’s struggle. “I’ve loved each second of it,” says Camacho. “It’s in all probability my final struggle, as nicely.” It’s a becoming strategy to depart the game. Again in 1992, the senior Camacho battled Chavez in a serious bout, dropping by choice. Now, by going through his father’s conqueror his ultimate time within the ring, the youthful Camacho could have accomplished the circle. Not that there’s any animosity concerned within the pre-fight ambiance. “He was nice associates with my father,” Camacho says of Chavez. “I really like Chavez. My father’s my idol, in fact, however I really like Chavez, as nicely.”

As for the principles for the bout, Camacho is open. “I advised
Chavez no matter he needs to do I’m fantastic by,” he says. Nonetheless, the New York – by method
of Puerto Rico – fighter, needs to clarify that even exhibitions may be
harmful. “Any shot can harm him,” he says, “particularly at his age.” Camacho
additionally makes it clear that, exhibition or not, this can be a struggle. He was requested on the
press convention, for example, about Chavez eager to struggle a minimum of a part of
the bout with out headgear. “Inform you what,” he says, “if he takes it off, I’m
not taking it straightforward.”

Novelty bouts are all the fad in the intervening time, although this one
feels a bit completely different. There’s no younger social media stars concerned, nor are
there any lingering questions (“Who was actually higher, Tyson or Jones?”) to be answered.
There’s merely two males, separated by age and measurement – Camacho is significantly
larger than the older Chavez – boxing for a couple of minutes in a hoop.  

“I’m sharing the ring with a legend,” says Camacho, “an all-time
nice.” Few fighters can utter such phrases. As Camacho claims repeatedly, he
intends to “benefit from the second.”