Which of these recently retired British boxers belong in the IBHOF?

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    Which of these boxers deserve to go into the International Boxing Hall of Fame?
     
    Joe_MacKenzie, Mar 14, 2012
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    Calzaghe.
     
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    Calzaghe and Haye. should and will be in the HOF.
    Hatton I would say no.
     
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    Calzaghe
     
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    Here come the Hopkins lovers in 3...2...1
     
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    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe is a first ballot hall of famer,Hatton might get in but i dont think he should,same with Haye..
     
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    Hatton shouldn't get in?! :fire:fire:fire
     
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    I don't really know the standards of the IBHOF, but personally I would only put Calzaghe in.
     
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    Calzaghe will definitely be inducted just based of the wins over Hopkins, Kessler and spanking Lacy. He could be a first ballot depending on who else is in his bracket.

    Hatton beat Tsyzu which gives him a chance and has a legion of fans. I think he will make it but not for a while.

    Haye cleaned up Cruiserweight but I don't think he has a chance of going in unless he comes back and either beats a klit or cleans up cruiser again.
     
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    Hatton will get in under the same criteria that got Barry McGuigan in, i.e. his popularity
     
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    I think Calzaghe and Hatton deserve it, but not Haye.

    - Haye had only 2 wins in title fights at cruiserweight. In one of those two, he fought the glass-chinned Maccarinelli (who should never have won a world title, his opponent for the vacant title was an absolute bum). Haye never "cleaned up" cruiserweight.

    - Haye never defeated a heavyweight who wasn't much older than himself (Audley was 39, Ruiz was 38, etc). He ducked the HWs his OWN AGE like Chambers and Arreola.

    - And Haye never fought a cruiserweight who wasn't MUCH older, except Enzo

    - Haye never fought the more durable cruiserweights (like G. Jones, Adamek, Wlod, Cunningham, etc), all those he fought except for one had been KOed before and were chinny (examples Gurov, Maccarinelli)
     
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    Joe/Tunney - you post on caste football don't you (think carefully about your answer now, because we have proof that you do).

    So, time you come clean you disgusting racist son of a ***** :happy
     
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    Calzaghe for sure, Hatton could get in.
     
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    :lol: Really? I wouldnt have guessed that from this thread & your history.

    Why is McJoe of the clan McKenzie so racist?
     
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