Hector Camacho, in tears and his hand bloodied, scuffled with Roberto Duran when the two aging former champions tangled during a news conference for their June 22 bout.

Hector "Macho" Camacho shows off his flamboyant costume as Roberto Duran, left, watches during a 1996 news conference to announce one of their fights. Camacho, who died last week, defeated Duran ...

Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Aaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello put on two of the greatest bouts of the 20th century.

Hector Camacho from Puerto Rico waves to the crowd, wearing the NBA Super Middle Weight Championship belt, after winning over Roberto Duran from Panama by decision in 12 rounds at the Pepsi Center ...

Macho: The Hector Camacho Story will premiere Friday, Dec. 4 at 9 p.m. on Showtime and will be available for streaming by subscribers on the Showtime website and app or viewed on-demand.

Then, as a teen-ager, Camacho -- who by then was calling himself Macho -- was awestruck by the primitive savagery of Roberto Duran when he saw him fight on television.

He's worked for years with his son, Hector Camacho Jr., who turned 31 not long ago. The two once appeared on the same undercard in Tucson, Arizona, and they have even fought a common opponent.

Hector Jr. was born in New York City. His young parents (Camacho was 17) never married and he was raised in Spanish Harlem by his mom, grandmother and aunts.

Then, as a teen-ager, Camacho -- who by then was calling himself Macho -- was awestruck by the primitive savagery of Roberto Duran when he saw him fight on television.