this fight, and that moment, are one of the best moments in boxing. Jofre was a legend and a total class act. Huge props to him for going to japan to face a guy like Harada: twice!
Imagine this is the battle of the two GREATEST boxer of their respective country: Masahiko Harada of Japan and Eder Jofre of Brazil. It's a very, very rare event even in boxing.
Harada took the early rounds, nearly knocking down Jofre at one point with an onslaught of punches that a modern ref would've stopped for a tko win. Jofre survives and adapts to Harada's flurry and hug tactics, taking the middle rounds with hard, calculated counter rights that flummoxed Harada. On round 10 Harada changes gears and boxes Jofre at a distance. From this point on both men put on a show exchanging punch combinations, pivoting during hugs for position, and all the while displaying great sportsmanship. Either man could've won this close fight, but the judges award it to Harada by split decision.
Jofre was admirably gracious after the decision was announced, but it seemed like Jofre did enough to win. I can see why they gave it to Harada - he out-jabbed Jofre all night long, but I didn't like the way Harada bodied up to Jofre to clinch & buy some time whenever they fought on the inside - Jofre was much busier on in the inside, which was often, & seemed to be the fresher fighter at the end. They seemed to score it like an amateur fight IMO.
Both of their fight could've been a draw but yeah,I think Harada can have it,same with the fight of McCallum vs Toney,hard to score but one can have the win.
@@kufujitsufor me though, it's still clean/effective shots w/ most punches landed,I thought Harada landed both better and while I hate how he buys time in the clinch, it's a smart way to decrease Jofre's stamina while also decreasing his punch count and activity.
@TheNeorch Off topic, but they shouldn't have stopped 15 round fights. It was the perfect distance to test a boxer's championship mettle. Both these guys had oodles of durability & stamina. There's no statistical proof that shows boxing is safer at the 10 or 12 round distance. If anything, it made sport even more dangerous, because a boxer can throw power shots while he's fresher...
@@kufujitsu yeah,if it wasn't 15 rounds this fight would've been way more lopsided to Harada for me,or probably closer,in fact I got Harada ultimately winning the fight by the 15th,such stamina.
Shingo Inoue might be a big fan of Harada that he taught some of Fighting's moves to his sons, Naoya and Takuma, like the consecutive jabs while moving to the left and the trademark left hook to the liver.
A great fight. Two pound per pound all time greats. Ironically, both men are the best fighters of their own countries: Fighting Harada (Japan) and Eder Jofre (Brazil) Both of them are top 100 all time pound per pound. They were two magnificent fighters. I believe that Harada has the edge on this fight because he was the busiest of the two. But, Jofre threw the cleaner shots. I think that Harada learned his hard earned lesson when he fought Jose Medel of Mexico in '63 when he wanted to be hooking with a hooker. Medel knocked him out in six. This time, he boxed around Jofre, using lateral movement and speed. I think that Jofre was also wright drained and sluggish in this fight. But, he fought great. A great win for Harada. It certified him as an all time pound per pound great by winning his second world title in his second weight class.
Such a great fight, too close to have a clear winner. I scored the first fight a draw and edged the second fight to Jofre. Could go either way but I just prefer Jofre's work e.g., I favour Jofre landing a clean hard right more then when Harada pushes Jofre to the ropes and throws a rapid 5 punch combination to the body (not totally clean shots).
This was a damn close bout, I have 2 scores for the fight: 144(Jofre)-143(Harada) and the other one145(Jofre)-145(Harada). I think a fight this close, should have been a draw.
Rest in peace Eder Jofre
Amazing champion and will be missed by many. 🥊 🕊
Jofre was such a gentleman! 01:11:35
Nice demonstration of sportsmanship!
this fight, and that moment, are one of the best moments in boxing. Jofre was a legend and a total class act. Huge props to him for going to japan to face a guy like Harada: twice!
Imagine this is the battle of the two GREATEST boxer of their respective country: Masahiko Harada of Japan and Eder Jofre of Brazil. It's a very, very rare event even in boxing.
Goat Japanese vs goat Brazilian
It's like Harada was skating on ice when throwing those jabs at 25:54. Beautiful
R.I.P champ!
Descanse em paz, Éder! Você foi o mais incrível boxeador que já nasceu nesse país.
Harada took the early rounds, nearly knocking down Jofre at one point with an onslaught of punches that a modern ref would've stopped for a tko win. Jofre survives and adapts to Harada's flurry and hug tactics, taking the middle rounds with hard, calculated counter rights that flummoxed Harada. On round 10 Harada changes gears and boxes Jofre at a distance. From this point on both men put on a show exchanging punch combinations, pivoting during hugs for position, and all the while displaying great sportsmanship. Either man could've won this close fight, but the judges award it to Harada by split decision.
Jofre was admirably gracious after the decision was announced, but it seemed like Jofre did enough to win.
I can see why they gave it to Harada - he out-jabbed Jofre all night long, but I didn't like the way Harada bodied up to Jofre to clinch & buy some time whenever they fought on the inside - Jofre was much busier on in the inside, which was often, & seemed to be the fresher fighter at the end.
They seemed to score it like an amateur fight IMO.
Both of their fight could've been a draw but yeah,I think Harada can have it,same with the fight of McCallum vs Toney,hard to score but one can have the win.
@@kufujitsufor me though, it's still clean/effective shots w/ most punches landed,I thought Harada landed both better and while I hate how he buys time in the clinch, it's a smart way to decrease Jofre's stamina while also decreasing his punch count and activity.
@TheNeorch Off topic, but they shouldn't have stopped 15 round fights. It was the perfect distance to test a boxer's championship mettle. Both these guys had oodles of durability & stamina. There's no statistical proof that shows boxing is safer at the 10 or 12 round distance. If anything, it made sport even more dangerous, because a boxer can throw power shots while he's fresher...
@@kufujitsu yeah,if it wasn't 15 rounds this fight would've been way more lopsided to Harada for me,or probably closer,in fact I got Harada ultimately winning the fight by the 15th,such stamina.
はじめの一歩1巻のジョフレアッパーをお探しの方はこちらです
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ありがとうございました！ 私は日本語を勉強していて、はじめの一歩を読んでいます。 デンマークから。
@@buiavhamri4904 えーすごい！お役に立てて良かったです！日本語お上手ですね〜お勉強頑張ってください！
@@横浜銀狐優しい方ですねー
Shingo Inoue might be a big fan of Harada that he taught some of Fighting's moves to his sons, Naoya and Takuma, like the consecutive jabs while moving to the left and the trademark left hook to the liver.
26:30 Great right uppercut by Harada!!
Rounds 1-4: Harada 40-36
Round 5: draw 50-46
Round 6: Jofre 59-56
Round 7: Harada 69-65
Round 8: Jofre 78-75
Round 9: Harada 88-84
Round 10: Jofre 97-94
Round 11: Jofre 106-104
Rounds 12-13: draw 126-124
Round 14: Jofre 135-134
Round 15: Harada 145-143
Harada ganó las dos, Eder Jofre fue un gran campeón y un verdadero caballero del boxeo dentro y fuera del cuadrilátero.
145-140 Harada, pushed the pace, landed many more shots. Good fight.
Fight starts at 13:28
My scorecard using the 10 point must system was: 143 - 143 A draw. Great fight.
144-141 Harada
Eder Jofre goat of brazilian boxing 🇧🇷
A great fight. Two pound per pound all time greats. Ironically, both men are the best fighters of their own countries: Fighting Harada (Japan) and Eder Jofre (Brazil)
Both of them are top 100 all time pound per pound. They were two magnificent fighters.
I believe that Harada has the edge on this fight because he was the busiest of the two. But, Jofre threw the cleaner shots.
I think that Harada learned his hard earned lesson when he fought Jose Medel of Mexico in '63 when he wanted to be hooking with a hooker. Medel knocked him out in six.
This time, he boxed around Jofre, using lateral movement and speed. I think that Jofre was also wright drained and sluggish in this fight. But, he fought great.
A great win for Harada. It certified him as an all time pound per pound great by winning his second world title in his second weight class.
Que luta linda,o boxe antigamente era mais fluido
round 5 almost Eder dropped Harada. Saved by the bell
O japonês manteve a luta agarrando...impossível boxear dessa forma
Verdade.
Such a great fight, too close to have a clear winner. I scored the first fight a draw and edged the second fight to Jofre.
Could go either way but I just prefer Jofre's work e.g., I favour Jofre landing a clean hard right more then when Harada pushes Jofre to the ropes and throws a rapid 5 punch combination to the body (not totally clean shots).
While Eder got the cleaner shots,but Harada did outjabbed and outworked Jofre here,i think it's the same for Duran vs Paz,the busier survives.
Harada probably won this one with a fair SD,he did well in the last rounds i think.
En el QUINTO asalto HARADA iba nokeado, no sabia ni cuál era su Esquina
Greetings fellow purists
Ippo brought me here
141-140 Harada
This was a damn close bout, I have 2 scores for the fight:
144(Jofre)-143(Harada) and the other one145(Jofre)-145(Harada).
I think a fight this close, should have been a draw.
Eder foi "roubado" se essa luta fosse fora do japão Eder teria ganho com certeza
Seeing the whole fight for me jofre won.. landed most of the big punches and harada in The Last rounds used The clinch too much to survive..
Vai Brazilian
Jofre landed all best punches. A draw at minimum
145-140 for Jofre!