Eder Jofre (011505)

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Bantamweight Champion. Jofre won the title with a 10 round KO of Piero Rollo. In his seven title defenses he won them all by KO's. He lost the title to Fighting Harada on a 15 round decision. He retired for 2 years then came back to win the World Boxing Congress version of the Featherweight crown over Jose Legra, a 15 round decision.

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Jofre was an all-time great.

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Jofre: You ought to write a better bio for your main man. That one from the old board game is pretty dry. I would love to read one with a bit of passion behind it.

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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Jofre: You ought to write a better bio for your main man. That one from the old board game is pretty dry. I would love to read one with a bit of passion behind it.

The late legendary ring historian Nat Fleischer favorably compared Jofre with the old-timers of the past - and declared him pound-for-pound the best fighter of his era. He repeatedly referred to Jofre as the bantamweight Sugar Ray Robinson.

Jofre, like Ray Robinson, was a supreme stylist and a picture book boxer with a big punch. Ray was more a stand-up boxer, while Eder used a bobbing and weaving semi-crouch style. Eder was very patient in the ring and liked to feel his way during the early rounds looking for weaknesses. He was adept at working the body to wear opponents down before moving upstairs and unloading his terrific left hook or straight right hand.

The Cyber Boxing Zone's biography of Jofre describes him as follows: “Eder had everything a great fighter must possess. He had one punch kayo power in both hands, unlike fellow bantam bangers Zarate and Oliveres. He was also as slick a boxer as either Sugar Ray and was blessed with unbelievable reflexes and defensive skills. To top off the package, he also had an iron chin and resilience of a LaMotta, Basilio, or Saad Muhammad. Perhaps his most amazing quality was his ability to adapt. Jofre was a very intelligent fighter who could change his style to adjust to any kind of opponent. He could be cute, brawl, anything…the guy was a fistic work of art, and he did all this as a vegetarian!"