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Later this month, Brazilian legend Eder Jofre, the "Golden Bantam", will celebrate his 80th birthday. I had the great pleasure of writing a homage for the best Brazilian boxer off all time, and the best bantamweight boxer of history. The "Eder Jofre 80th Birthday Special" will be a series of 4 articles that will discuss Jofre's journey from his birth until the present day.
Here is the beginning of the first part and the link, so you can read it all. I hope you all enjoy it, and stay tunned for the next parts. Every feedback about this is welcome.
Part I: Zumbano-Jofre, Childhood, Amateurism and Beginning in Professional
The Zumbano-Jofre clan
It is impossible to talk about Eder Jofre without first talking about the biggest and most famous clan of Brazilian boxing history: the Zumbano-Jofre. The story starts in the state of São Paulo, more precisely in the city of Mococa, where the couple Salvador and Maria Zumbano raised their children. The oldest ones, Higino and Waldemar, were responsible for the creation of a gym in the backyard, with a ring that had two orange trees and two guava trees on the corners, as described in the documentary "Quebrando a Cara" (which means "Breaking the Face") of the filmmaker Ugo Giorgetti.
In the 30s, the family would move to the capital of the state, the municipality of São Paulo. A few years after, Higino would start training boxing in the gym owned by Armando Jofre, who was an Argentinian known as Kid Pratt in the local boxing world. Armando was the brother of Aristides, the Kid Jofre.
Subsequently, besides Higino, his brother Waldemar also started to dedicate himself to boxing. Increasingly close to the Jofre family, it was matter of time until the single Aristides met Angelina, daughter of Salvador and Maria. But, before we talk about the couple that would change the history of Brazilian boxing, it is worth noting that the other brothers of the Zumbano family also got into the noble art. Ralph, Erasmo, Tonico, all trained by Kid Jofre, were a part of the amateur pugilism universe of the city of São Paulo at the time.
But, so we do not dwell on the rich and profound history of the most important family of Brazilian boxing [we suggest, for those who want more details, reading the excellent book "Em 12 Rounds" (which means "In 12 Rounds") written by Bruno Freitas and Maurício Dehò], we will advance the story to the dawn of March 26 of 1936. It was on this day that Eder Jofre was born, the pugilist who years later would become not only the greatest exponent of the traditional clan, but also the greatest boxer in the history of Brazilian boxing.
Peruche's Neighborhood: Eder's Childhood
Fruit of the marriage and the love between the Argentinian naturalized in Brazil, Aristides "Kid" Jofre, and Angelina Zumbano, daughter of a traditional family of Italian origin, Eder was born on the Seminário Street ("Rua do Seminário"), where his father's gym was located.
...(continue in the website)
See the full story at: http://round13.com.br/?pg=conteudo&artigo=270
Here is the beginning of the first part and the link, so you can read it all. I hope you all enjoy it, and stay tunned for the next parts. Every feedback about this is welcome.
Part I: Zumbano-Jofre, Childhood, Amateurism and Beginning in Professional
The Zumbano-Jofre clan
It is impossible to talk about Eder Jofre without first talking about the biggest and most famous clan of Brazilian boxing history: the Zumbano-Jofre. The story starts in the state of São Paulo, more precisely in the city of Mococa, where the couple Salvador and Maria Zumbano raised their children. The oldest ones, Higino and Waldemar, were responsible for the creation of a gym in the backyard, with a ring that had two orange trees and two guava trees on the corners, as described in the documentary "Quebrando a Cara" (which means "Breaking the Face") of the filmmaker Ugo Giorgetti.
In the 30s, the family would move to the capital of the state, the municipality of São Paulo. A few years after, Higino would start training boxing in the gym owned by Armando Jofre, who was an Argentinian known as Kid Pratt in the local boxing world. Armando was the brother of Aristides, the Kid Jofre.
Subsequently, besides Higino, his brother Waldemar also started to dedicate himself to boxing. Increasingly close to the Jofre family, it was matter of time until the single Aristides met Angelina, daughter of Salvador and Maria. But, before we talk about the couple that would change the history of Brazilian boxing, it is worth noting that the other brothers of the Zumbano family also got into the noble art. Ralph, Erasmo, Tonico, all trained by Kid Jofre, were a part of the amateur pugilism universe of the city of São Paulo at the time.
But, so we do not dwell on the rich and profound history of the most important family of Brazilian boxing [we suggest, for those who want more details, reading the excellent book "Em 12 Rounds" (which means "In 12 Rounds") written by Bruno Freitas and Maurício Dehò], we will advance the story to the dawn of March 26 of 1936. It was on this day that Eder Jofre was born, the pugilist who years later would become not only the greatest exponent of the traditional clan, but also the greatest boxer in the history of Brazilian boxing.
Peruche's Neighborhood: Eder's Childhood
Fruit of the marriage and the love between the Argentinian naturalized in Brazil, Aristides "Kid" Jofre, and Angelina Zumbano, daughter of a traditional family of Italian origin, Eder was born on the Seminário Street ("Rua do Seminário"), where his father's gym was located.
...(continue in the website)
See the full story at: http://round13.com.br/?pg=conteudo&artigo=270
and just as Juggy has challenged Ray, and Ray challenged Juggy? there have been many incitations for members to meet at a gym to settle this argument. lol. Never mind how a scuffle would settle this issue...I guess instead of "say uncle" it would be "admit the Gracies do Judo or ill give you a pink belly!
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