Appreciation Thread for Japan's Fighting Harada

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  1. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    A great bantamweight out of Japan, my favorite Asian fighter and argueably one of the best fighter to come out of the region.

    Scored a pair of wins over the great Brazilian boxer Eder Jofre, who was undefeated with a record of 50-0 before they met. Jofre went on to never lose again outside of his 2 losses to Harada, and is ranked #20 by Ring in their 80 greatest fighters in the past 80 years.

    Stylisticaly, an amazing ball of non-stop action, a swarmer with nonstop energy and punch output. However, he could also box, evident if you watch the pair of Jofre fights in which he sometimes employs 4 to 5 jabs from the outside and shows a versital left hook to the body.

    Oh, and very entertaining in the beggining of rounds, when he would come flying out of his corner to confront his opponents as they had barely stood up to start the round.
     
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  2. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Vs. Aoki... look at the finish...

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  3. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Vs. Jofre (see the poise and boxing ability)

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  4. johnco

    johnco Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i respect him acb... but he is too open in giving that jab and hook. and a fighter of today like jmm will counter him and make him pay. and my boy pac will make him sleep during those exchanges. ;) pac will be the greatest Asian fighter after his career :good
     
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  5. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Mijares would have schooled them both.
     
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  6. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Different weight classes johnco.
     
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    johnco Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yep.. i know. thinking of catch weight.

    but he fought at 122 and as high as 126.


    dont really know his prime weight but jmm and pac at those weight will be too much for harada.
    when do you think was his prime??

    I do believe jmm has the tools to counter him all the time. nice video find BTW.
     
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  8. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A lot of respect must also go to Australia's Lionel Rose who went over to Japan and took his title off him.
     
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  9. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Harada was a bum. Anyone could have been a three division champ in the days when there were only 9 weight divisions, and one belt per weight division.

    That equates to achieving about half of what Cristian Mijares has.

    Mijares KO1 Harada.
     
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  10. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    so were Harada's wins over Jofre legit or robberies? SD and a close decision in his home town.
     
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    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  12. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Legit, watch the fights.
     
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  13. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    :rofl

    btw acb, is the thread a side swipe at Pacdbest?:deal
     
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  14. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Not at all, I already laid him down in the other thread, it was a no contest.

    This is a sincere thread, he has had my interest in the last few weeks since I got a chance to watch his full fights with Jofre. The real deal, he was.
     
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  15. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    unfortunately I don't have the time right now, I'll have to take your word for it
     
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