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   Name: Fighting Harada. Birth Name: Masahiko Harada. Hometown: Tokyo, Japan. Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan. Stance: Orthodox. Height: 160cm. Reach: 163cm. Pro Boxer: Record. Manager: Takeshi Sasazaki.

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   Apr 25, 2024 · Born: April 5, 1943, Tokyo, Japan (age 81) Fighting Harada (born April 5, 1943, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese professional boxer, world flyweight and bantamweight champion. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Harada is considered by many to be Japan’s greatest boxer.

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   JAPAN. FIGHTING HARADA. Birthdate / place: April 5, 1943 / Tokyo. Years active: 1960-70. Record: 55-7 (22 KOs) Major titles: Ring and WBA flyweight (1962-63), Ring, WBA and WBC bantamweight (1965-68) Greatest victories: Bernardo Caraballo, Eder Jofre (twice), Pone Kingpetch, Jose Medel, Alan Rudkin.

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Born on 5 April 1943 in the Setagya Ward of Tokyo, Masahiko soon became earned himself the moniker of ‘Fighting’ Harada as he rapidly built of an impressive portfolio of fistic honours with his relentless attacking style.

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   Masahiko Harada (born April 5, 1943), better known as Fighting Harada, is a Japanese former professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring undisputed flyweight titles from 1962 to 1963 and the WBA, WBC, and The Ring undisputed bantamweight titles from 1965 and 1968.

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   Why is Harada considered a great fighter?

   • Harada, who had trouble making the flyweight limit, moved up to bantamweight and continue to win. That run of success led to the two-fight series that define Harada as a great fighter. Eder Jofre, among the top pound-for-pound fighters, was the world 118-pound champion and undefeated when he went to Japan to defend against Harada in May 1965.

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   How old was Harada when he fought Pone Kingpetch?

   • The aggressive, volume-punching whirlwind was only 19 years old when he knocked out Thai star Pone Kingpetch in the 11th round to win the world flyweight title in 1962 in Tokyo. Kingpetch won the immediate rematch by a majority decision before a hostile crowd in Bangkok but many who witnessed the fight believed Harada was robbed. No problem.

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   How many times did Harada go down?

   • Harada put the Aussie down three times – and went down once himself – but lost a close, controversial decision. He came up short against Famechon again in a rematch and then retired as his country’s greatest champion. Quote: “ (Harada) had a lot of velocity in his arms, reaching to hit me recklessly several times.

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   How did Harada lose a featherweight title?

   • Harada then attempted to win the featherweight title, but he lost a 15-round decision to Johnny Famechon on July 28, 1969. He was knocked out by Famechon in the 14th round of their January 6, 1970, rematch, which ended his career.

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   Dec 11, 2009 · On February 27th, 1968 Australian Lionel Rose came to Tokyo to challenge Harada. In an impressive display of ring generalship the classy Rose outboxed Harada to lift the crown. Harada would come ...

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    Oct 9, 2005 · On February 27th, 1968 Australian Lionel Rose came to Tokyo to challenge Harada. In an impressive display of ring generalship the classy Rose outboxed Harada to lift the crown. Harada would come ...