Neat match-up. Harada, of course, defeated Jofre twice, indicating that he could handle a master boxer-puncher. But, a taller, quick fisted boxer could give him trouble, as Rose showed when he defeated him for the bantamweight title. Brown was certainly taller, and he was also most certainly quick-fisted; when one factors in his right hand, and his durability, that makes him, in my mind, the favorite to win this fight. Harada has his moments, of course, and surges in the later rounds to make this close. But, by that point, I think Brown would have built up a big enough lead to withstand Harada's charge. Brown MD
