Today, one of the boxing great Eder Jofre celebrates his 85th birthday, He was considered by many Latin Americans as the greatest ever boxer to come from the continent, Eder is from of São Paulo, Brazil and he is the son of an amateur boxer Aristides, and his nicknames were "Galinho de Ouro" (The Golden Bantam) and "Jofrinho", Eder made his professional boxing debut on 1957 and as that time, his name echoes everywhere in Brazil after beating Raul Lopez by knockout in five rounds. Quickly he became an household name in the boxing world as fans from his native home regarded as the King of Boxing and there greatest boxer, He is also nicknamed the "Galo de Ouro" because he was so fast and has the best Jab in his era and was also the undisputed 118lb champion and the 126lb WBC champion, he has fought against opponents like Fighting Harada, José Legra and Vicente Saldivar,
In my opinion, He is Possibly the best bantamweight in history with an impressive record of 72 wins 2 losses and 4 draws, both losses to the Japanese Masahiko Fighting Harada.
A happy birthday to one of the best boxers of all time.
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