The 10 Greatest Bantamweights

I just watched and scored the Harada-Medel re-match. This was a great fight very good action and both guys hurt/buzzer on multiple cases. I’d never scored it before rather just enjoyed it but always felt it could go either way depending on what you prefer. Medel with the cleaner work and a sharp jab, Harada with the buzzsaw work and volume.

Medel starting the stronger and making a case for sweeping the opening four frames. His jab was really doing some nice work and Harada had a healthy level of respect for him and his power not quite going in recklessly as he had done in the first fight.

Harada won most of the middle rounds on my card with his speed and energy. He also used smarts too because Medel was trying to trap him a lot going to the ropes but Harada knew better. Round 10 there’s a terrible call on a point deduction off Medel which came with no prior warning and even wasn’t a foul. The ref indicated that he pulled his head down.

I had Harada up by two coming into the 14th and then Harada got a little more tired after dominating 11, 12 & 13. He allowed Medel to dictate a rather quiet 14th which he won on a few clean jabs and the 15th Medel landed the better hard shots buzzing Harada slightly more than once and Harada was really looking tired and hanging on at the end.

I scored it even 142-142 or 8-7 Medel in rounds with a deduction. It really could have been 8-7 Harada too it was that close like I said do you like the volume and energy more or the cleaner punching and technique?

Rounds 1-4 I gave to Medel
Rounds 5-7 for Harada
Round 8 Medel
Round 9 Harada
Round 10 even bc of dedication
Round 11-13 Harada
Round 14-15 Medel

For those that haven’t watched this one please check it out as well as the first fight (I put it on YouTube recently) and Harada’s fight with Caraballo which was another excellent competitive fight.

 

I watched this one a few years back and I too had it very very close. Harada did look like he was hanging on towards the end.

 

This thread has been an educational experience for me regarding the bantamweights Flea,...thanks, I've enjoyed it.

 

I'll weigh in more with my thoughts at some point Flea, there's a lot here to digest and weigh up. Brilliant articles both on Brown and Williams plus the discussion of other fighters.

 

Based on an earlier clue I assume Harada or Olivares??? Let me guess and say you will be doing Harada next? Time will tell...looking forward to it either way.

 

Lol thanks...now there are 2 more names to chose from...I think it will get easier to pick from 5 down...but rather than do that I will just wait for the next segment. Looking forward to it

 

Just a hunch, Harda is next. I could be wrong but it would balance out the Rose pick. I can't see Harda being ranked any higher than the next sport or two so he'll be up soon.

Flea Man is fond of Masahiko. Harda was all over Jofre, who has some issues making the weight for that fight, so I've been told.

 

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