Camacho’s Son Want to Be His Own Macho

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hector Camacho Jr. wants to learn from his famous boxing father, but not imitate him.

“My father and I spar a lot, but I want to be known as my own man,” said Camacho, 18, who will meet Hector Legullow in a four-round junior welterweight bout Sunday. “I want to learn a lot from my father. He’s a legend. But I want to be myself.”

The elder Camacho, 34, a colorful and controversial fighter almost from the day he turned pro in 1980, has a 63-3-1 record and is a former WBC super featherweight and lightweight champion. On March 1, he will box 40-year-old Sugar Ray Leonard in a 12-round middleweight match at Atlantic City, N.J.