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Keystone/Getty Images Carlos Ortiz was as complete a package as they come in boxing. As Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto and Mexico's Antonio Margarito count down the days to their welterweight championship fight Saturday, it seems an opportune time to look at the greatest fighters from their respective countries. To start off, here are five greats from Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, Hector Camacho probably is remembered mostly for the one-sided points beatings he suffered against Julio Cesar Chavez, Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya in big fights, but he won major titles at 130, 135 and 140 pounds and defeated a number of world-class boxers in a long career. Holly Stein /Allsport/Getty Images In his prime, Hector Camacho, right, was a masterful boxer and nearly impossible to hit cleanly. Born in Bayamon and raised in New York's... [read full story]
