I tought i`d share another great champion that don`t get mentioned alot these days. Eder Jofre, 72-2-4(50kos), former bantameweight and featherweight champion of the world. Going into the 9th defence of his bantamweight championship against Fighting Harada he had a record of 47-0-3(36kos), having stooped his lasst 17 opponents. He suffered his first of his only two losses both close decisions to Masahiko Fighting Harada. Harada would remain the only man Jofre did not beat in the ring (he revenged his losses to Miranda, Casarez and Elias. After the two losses to Harada he would move up to win the world featherweight championship before retiering in 1976. Here is an acount of the first fight with Harada from boxrec: NAYOGA, Japan - Masahiko (Fighting) Harada, fighting in his familiar whirl-wind style, piled up a huge early lead, and then switched to a defensive pattern in the closing rounds to capture the world bantamweight title, with a 15-round split-decision over the hitherto unbeaten Eder Jofre. It marked the very first setback of his professional career for Senor Jofre, who entered the ring sporting a string of 50 consecutive triumphs, including eight successful defenses. A tumultuous crowd of 12,000 went wild when Referee Barney Ross, former world lightweight and welterweight champion, raised Haradas right hand in token of victory. The intrepid 22-year-old southpaw warrior set a tremendous pace right from the start and piled up points with an aggressive, two-fisted attack that had the title-holder on the verge of a knockout in the fourth round. Jofre just managed to avert a total blackout. But the sturdy challenger continued to maintain a blazing tempo. Showing the ring rust from his long lay off Jofre was unable to keep up the pace. Harada, who held the Flyweight championship briefly, after knocking out Pone Kingpetch, continued buzz-sawing Jofre with a pressuring attack of rights and lefts for the first ten rounds. Then very wisely, the Japanese battler switched tactics, by boxing careful in the center of the ring - and using flickering rights to keep knockout-conscious Jofre from getting set to unload his big guns. Harada again staggered the champ in the eleventh. But Jofre came roaring back with an all-out barrage; and almost delivered a kayo, when he sent Harada reeling against the ropes with a stunning series of lefts and rights. From the twelfth on, Harada managed to keep the action at long range as Jofre stalked him, hoping to get across the big punch - which never did come. The newly crowned champ tipped the beam at 117 1/4, while Jofre just did get under the wire at 118. And since there is no return bout clause in their championship contract, Jofre seemed uncertain whether or not he would continue campaigning in an effort to regain the crown. An exceedingly slow start apparently lost the fight for the overconfident Jofre, a 29-year-old veteran who had registered 33 in a row, the last 17 by kayo. Harada opened up a cut above Jofres left eye in the sixth - the very first time the Brazilian had been cut in 51 professional bouts. In the midst of his fifth year in the pro ranks, Harada has now achieved a record of 39 wins and 3 losses. Referee Barney Ross balloted 71-69 for Harada on the five-point must system. Judge Masao Kato of Japan had his countryman ahead 72-70, while the other Judge Jay Edson of Phoenix dissented by voting Jofre a 72-71 winner. Purses: Jofre - $30,000.00 plus expenses, Harada - $2,500.00 Unofficial scorecards AP - 71-69 Harada Pacific Stars & Stripes - 70-68 Harada The picture is a tribute to Éder Jofre in the Luiz Cássio dos Santos Werneck memorial, located in the Cícero Pompeu de Toledo stadium, known as Morumbi.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:56:06 +0000
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