Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Hiroshima is the venue for Lionel Rose last last crack at a World title, but no bombs are dropped.
Numata, nearing the end of his career, was a boxer puncher with unorthodox offensive choices, including an uppercut not seen again until Ryu and Ken patented the 'Shoryuken', and a real weakness around the midsection.
The talented and skilled Rose was a former phenom now fighting out of his short prime. A skilled boxer with a stabbing right and a cultured left, Rose had an exceptional record against Japanese, dethroning the country's greatest ever fighter FIghting Harada for the World Bantamweight title, narrowly outpointing Olympic Gold medalist Takao Sakurai in defence of his World title. and beating future lightweight titlist Guts Ishimatsu.
An interesting 15 round battle of wits, as Rose is forced to lead for much of the bout as he did against Sakurai and Numata has to fend it off.
Hiroshima is the venue for Lionel Rose last last crack at a World title, but no bombs are dropped.
Numata, nearing the end of his career, was a boxer puncher with unorthodox offensive choices, including an uppercut not seen again until Ryu and Ken patented the 'Shoryuken', and a real weakness around the midsection.
The talented and skilled Rose was a former phenom now fighting out of his short prime. A skilled boxer with a stabbing right and a cultured left, Rose had an exceptional record against Japanese, dethroning the country's greatest ever fighter FIghting Harada for the World Bantamweight title, narrowly outpointing Olympic Gold medalist Takao Sakurai in defence of his World title. and beating future lightweight titlist Guts Ishimatsu.
An interesting 15 round battle of wits, as Rose is forced to lead for much of the bout as he did against Sakurai and Numata has to fend it off.
