i think he could. his career before the Rigondeaux fight should be good enough to get in. what do you think?
He had a size advantage over most of the non descriptors he beat and was often lazy and left hook happy. Probably if he had beaten Rigo and Walter , but he was mangled by the both of them so , NO.
Of course, Nonito has a stellar resume and HOF worthy accomplishments. For almost a decade he was the best boxer below featherweight.
Of course. Both he and Darchinyan are Hall of Fame worthy fighters. Donaire has become highly underrated these days but he's had a dominant career before running into Rigondeaux. It's a shame that his later losses have been overshadowing his overall excellent resume.
I'm actually surprised this is a question. There's so many old timers that shouldn't ever smell the HOF, Nonito ain't one of them, he's s first ballot HOFer...