Johnny Famechon-Fighting Harada I.
On the night of July 28,1969 Referee Willie Pep raised the arms of both fighters at the end of 15 furious rounds.A Draw!!!
When they checked Pep's scorecard it was discovered that Famechon had in fact won 70-69.Based on the old 5 points per round system,I had sat down with pad and pencil and scored it 72-68 Harada.As a younger Australian I must admit that I felt relieved when Willie signalled the draw,yet when the victory to Famechon was announced I felt for Harada
who needless to say looked very dejected.In a return bout in Tokyo some six months later Famechon knocked Harada out in the 14th round to retain his World(WBC)Featherweight title.I've always felt that Harada should have got the nod in their first fight.