Whitaker Deserves Super Credit.....

[JohnThomas1]

Originally Posted by Mantequilla

Terrible post.

One gets the feeling he might not like someone lol

[Duodenum]

Originally Posted by Robbi

If Barry McGuigan can get into the Hall of Fame, anyone can. He won the world title against Pedroza, and lost it after two or there defenses. He held the WBA featherweight title for a year.

I'm not knocking Whitaker, he's one of my favourite fighters of all time. Only the very special fighters should be inducted, fighters like Robinson, Ali, Pep, Duran, Whitaker, etc.

Yes, if a given HOF is exclusive enough, the marketing should take care of itself. The IBHOF has managed to dilute itself in the mold of the other ones which have followed Cooperstown. (Has a thread ever been conducted which identifed the IBHOF enshrinees who do not belong?)

[Mantequilla]

Originally Posted by JohnThomas1

One gets the feeling he might not like someone lol

Some of the criticisms of Leonard are just ridiculous.

It's like some fans feel the need to drag down every single thing the guy ever did.

I'm all for pointing out some of his more dubious practicises, but these guys take it way too far.

[JohnThomas1]

Originally Posted by Mantequilla

Some of the criticisms of Leonard are just ridiculous.

It's like some fans feel the need to drag down every single thing the guy ever did.

I'm all for pointing out some of his more dubious practicises, but these guys take it way too far.

And there's plenty of em.

[ThinBlack]

Originally Posted by la-califa

NO doubt Whitaker was the best fighter of HIS era. But to say he was more dominant than Sugar Ray Leonard is a bit of a stretch... Put Whitaker in the ring against Duran that night in Montreal... Or against Thomas Hearns in Sept. of '81.

He would lose against them two big time.

[KuRuPT]

maybe I'm in the minority... but I don't think a PRIME pea ever losses a fight big time to anybody from 135-147