Eder Jofre vs. Jose Medel I (Highlights)

Some highlights from this savage war. Prime Jofre showing his grit.

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[Kedbuka]

This is a great clip of Jofre. His opponent here gives him all he can handle. They both took some shots! Jofre's an all-timer but I think the two Mexican superstars, Zarate and Olivares KO him. Same with Manuel Ortiz, who'd enjoy all that in-fighting and make good use of all those wide Jofre punches. He'd have flattened him, IMO.

[southpawjab]

To say as much is to underrate the incredible resilience of Jofre though. Eder could be hurt but stopping him is a whole other matter. His mettle was legendary.

[Ricarmem]

Éder Jofre, o maior peso-galo da história.

[somewhere6]

If that doesn't separate the men from the boys, nothing does!

[gbcon50]

Grande luta, técnicamente perfeita. Dois grandes lutadores. Medel valorizou muito a luta se Eder não ganhasse esta luta Medel disputaria o mundial dos galos.

Reparem que trocam golpes o tempo todo, práticamente não existe clinche. Os dois procuram a luta franca e não cometem faltas. Medel teve um cartel de mais de 100 lutas e ganhou de grandes nomes.

Não é a toa que Nat Fleischter apontou comparou Eder com Ray Robinson e afirmou que Eder era o numero dois pound por pound.

[josemezatorrez]

Que gran batalla,Jofre esta al borde del knockout y dio un comeback para su victoria.

[frankbaltazar]

I seen Jofre, Zarate, Olivares and Ortiz fight live and imo Ortiz was the best of the four with Jofre second and Olivares and Zarate followed in that order.

[rafael128645]

Parabens pelos 50 anos da maior vitoria do boxe brasileiro!

Parabens Eder Jofre!!

Orgulho de ser Brasileiro! ;D

Proud to be Brazilian!! Yeahh nigga

[gbcon50]

Eder Jofre dia 18/10/2010 completa 50 anos da gloria do grande campeao do mundo dos galos e um dos 10 maiores boxers do mundo de todos pesos. obss. 50 anos atras conquistou seu primeiro titulo mundial dos galos , depois

foi bicampeão com titulo dos penas.

[Kedbuka]

@iljn1988 Right on, friend, take care. Chat again soon, I hope. Later...

[iljn1988]

@Kedbuka, I've seen their fights, otherwise I wouldn't be commenting on them. By "not in Harada's league", I meant that in overall terms, they were lesser fighters; surely you'd agree that in the all-time pound for pound stakes, Harada would rank above the both of them? Like I said, I'm not trying to devalue any of these guys, I was merely alluding to the reasons and factors which make Jofre, in my mind, the greatest Bantamweight. But thanks for the intelligent debate - a rare thing on YouTube!

[Kedbuka]

@iljn1988 Appreciate the exchange--one final note, however. Of course Herrera and Castillo were in Harada's "league." In fact, Harada was (1) knocked out by Medel, who was beaten by Castillo; and (2) was dethroned by Lionel Rose, against whom Castillo lost a very unpopular decision and was brutally kayoed by Olivares. Not in Harada's league? C'mon, dude, that's ridiculous. Both Castillo & Herrera were right there with anyone. I suggest you watch their fights--they were terrific prizefighters.

[iljn1988]

@Kedbuka, no worries. You've half answered my question - Castillo and Herrera were very fine fighters but not on Jofre's league, and nor were they in the league of Jofre's only conquerer, Harada. Yes, Medel troubled Jofre but the bottom line is he still won. And Jofre isn't the only great to be troubled by a lesser opponent. No disrespect to Olivares though, he was a phenomenal fighter and is a favourite of mine. I just feel Jofre was a more rounded fighter and the best Bantamweight of them all.

[Kedbuka]

@iljn1988 I'm sorry, friend, I didn't mean to be that way.

You say Olivares was upset by lesser fighters. To whom do you refer? Chucho Castillo and Rafael Herrara? Both of them were great fighters and far superior to Jose Medel, who gave Jofre such a rough time. Or perhaps Arguello, against whom Olivares was giving a boxing lesson while on his back foot through much of the fight before gassing out? Ruben liked to party, no doubt about that. But when fit and prime, he was a lil' crusher.