A biography of Joichiro Tatsuyoshi ( A site written in August 2007 )
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (born May 15, 1970) is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) world bantamweight champion from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His record is 19–6–1 (13 KOs).
He is popular for his fight style & unique personality, & has appeared in several television variety shows.
He is named after Joe Yabuki, the main character of the boxing anime, Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow's Joe). Coincidentally, he fights in the same weight class (bantamweight) as the character he is named after.
He has a large reach in comparison with his height (he is only 164cm tall, but has a reach of 178cm), & is known for his distinctively low guard. He often keeps his hands in front of his chest, unlike other boxers who usually keep their hands closer to the head.
He is managed
by the Osaka Teiken boxing gym.
Biography
Tatsuyoshi's father was
a boxing fan, & began training his son when he was still a toddler. After
graduating from middle school, Tatsuyoshi moved to Osaka to begin training, working
part-time at restaurants to support himself. Tatsyoshi won the Japanese amateur
bantamweight championship at age 17, becoming a candidate for the Seoul Olympics.
Tatsuyoshi was featured in the local Kansai region newspaper as one of Japan's
best young boxers. His amateur record was 18–1–0.
Tatsuyoshi turned pro in 1989, & won the Japanese Bantamweight in his fourth professional fight. He won the WBC World Bantamweight Title in his eighth professional fight in 1991, the fastest of any Japanese boxer (Nobuo Nashiro tied this record in 2006, winning the WBA Super Flyweight Title in his eighth fight). However, he was discovered to have a torn retina while training for his first title defense, forcing him into rehabilitation.
Almost a full year after winning the title, Tatsuyoshi fought Victor Rabanales, who had become the WBC Interim Champion during Tatsuyoshi's inactivity. Tatsuyoshi lost by TKO in the ninth round, but vowed revenge, claiming it was his twin brother "Joujirou" who had lost the fight. Tatsuyoshi fought Rabanales again on July 22, 1993, for the WBC World Bantamweight Interim Title, defeating Rabanales by 12 round decision. In September of the same year, he was found to have another eye injury; this time a detached left retina, forcing him to give up his interim title, & nearly forcing him into retirement. Tatsuyoshi still managed to continue his career, making a comeback in July 1994 in Hawaii, knocking out his opponent in three rounds. The WBC returned the interim title to Tatsuyoshi after the fight.
In December, 1994, Tatsuyoshi fought WBC Bantamweight Champion Yasuei Yakushiji. Being a title match between two Japanese fighters, the match generated huge media attention, & Tatsuyoshi was a huge favorite to win. However, he ended with a loss by 12 round decision, losing his interim title.
Tatsuyoshi challenged the WBC Super Bantamweight Champion twice in 1996 & 1997, but lost both times. Many began to believe he was no longer capable of fighting at the world level, & in November 1997, Tatsuyoshi challenged undefeated WBC Bantamweight Champion Sirimongkol Singwancha, with the intent of retiring if he failed to win. Despite the odds, he won by TKO in seventh round, reclaiming his title after three years.
Tatsuyoshi recorded two title defenses before losing to Veerapol Sahaprom on December 29, 1998. He challenged Sahaprom in August 1999, but lost again in the seventh round, & announced his retirement after the fight. He changed his mind shortly afterwards & resumed his training, making a comeback fight on December 15, 2002, winning by TKO after more than three years of inactivity. He won again in September 2003, but fell into inactivity again after injuring his left knee. There are no plans for a next fight, but he still trains with his son, Jukiya, who wishes to follow his father into professional boxing.
Personal life
He has admitted that he was bullied
during his early childhood, but overcame the bullies through boxing, & never
lost a street fight during his teens. He says he never used his fists when street
fighting, because a bare knuckle punch could severely injure his opponent. He
used open-handed slaps & elbows instead. Because of his experiences with bullying,
he has appeared on public advertisements condemning bullying.
He is known to train exceptionally hard. Trainers used to keep their young boxers away from Tatsuyoshi, not because Tatsuyoshi might injure the younger boxers in a sparring session, but because the younger fighters might give up after seeing the enormous amount of time Tatsuyoshi spent training.
After losing in an amateur bout, he left his gym for about half a year, living as a homeless man, scrounging for food & living in cardboard boxes. He met his current wife at a cafe he happened to stop by during this period. He credits his wife for giving him the strength to return to his gym & continue his career.
He is friends with comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto of Downtown, & has appeared on the show Downtown DX, which Matsumoto hosts.
He is also friends with Japanese baseball star Ichiro Suzuki, who has made appearances at several of Tatsuyoshi's fights.
He has appeared numerous times in the popular Japanese boxing manga, Hajime no Ippo.
Retirement
Tatsuyoshi
has not fought since September 2003, but has never officially retired, & is
still listed as an active fighter. Tatsuyoshi will turn 37 in May 2007, &
the retirement rule in Japan will force Tatsuyoshi into retirement if he does
not fight before September 2008. However, Tatsuyoshi has already suffered several
serious injuries, & his management has expressed a desire to not see him take
further damage, making it difficult for him to fight in Japan. Tatsuyoshi has
recently gone to Thailand in an attempt to continue his career abroad. When invited
as a commentator for televised boxing matches, Tatsuyoshi has shown clear signs
of being punch drunk (slurred speech & forgetfulness), worrying his fans.
He
is great for fighting bullying, but boxing and all fighting should be banned as
they in the end do allow violence to stay around, which is not good, but this
guy is good.
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