THE CLASSIC HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL INDUCTION: The Welterweights (Closed - Results In)

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Hello.

    As per the discussion this week on the forum i'm organising a hall of fame voted for by the forum continuing, here, with the Welterweights. If you have any general points to make about the process or think changes are needed, please don't post them in this thread, but rather the one linked below.

    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/the-classic-bn24-hall-of-fame-a-chat.692777/

    This is for any and all discussion surrounding technical issues relating to the process. In this thread, discussion is encouraged but should surround only the seven fighters to be inducted into the inaugural Classic Hall of Fame

    Please read the rules before posting.

    1 - You will nominate 7 Welterweights from the provided list that you believe should be in the inaugural HoF.
    2 - The seven Welterweights most often named will be inducted.
    3 - In the case of a tie, I'll call upon you all to vote again to settle the issue.
    4 - You are voting on the ENTIRE career of the fighters to hand. You are NOT just inducting them as Welterweights - consider their whole career when voting.
    5 - Fighters must be retired on or before December 31st 1999 to be considered for the HoF.
    6 - You can alter your list right up until the closing date by editing the post with your list in it.

    Thank you for participating. It is your Hall of Fame so please do consider your votes carefully and take your time. The thread will be closed to new votes on October 9.
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    The Twenty Nominated Welterweights (147) for the inaugural Classic Hall of Fame:

    Jose Napoles (1958-1975)
    Kid Gavilan (1943-1958)
    Sugar Ray Robinson (1940-1965)
    Ray Leonard (1977-1997)
    Ted Lewis (1909-1929)
    Jack Britton (1904-1930)
    Emile Griffith (1958-1977)
    Tommy Ryan (1887-1911)
    Barbados Joe Walcott (1892-1911)
    Mickey Walker (1919-1935)
    Jimmy McLarnin (1923-1936)
    Curtis Cokes (1958-1972)
    Jackie Fields (1925-1933)
    Luis Manuel Rodriguez (1956-1972)
    Carmen Basilio (1948-1961)
    Young Corbett III (1919-1940)
    Donald Curry (1980-1997)
    Marlon Starling (1979-1990)
    Fritzie Zivic (1931-1949)
    Billy Graham (1941-1955)
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    My selections:

    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Ray Leonard
    Jack Britton
    Tommy Ryan
    Barbados Joe Walcott
    Mickey Walker
    Jimmy McLarnin
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol: good luck everyone
     
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    Kid Gavilan (1943-1958)
    Sugar Ray Robinson (1940-1965)
    Ray Leonard (1977-1997)
    Jack Britton (1904-1930)
    Tommy Ryan (1887-1911)
    Mickey Walker (1919-1935)
    Jimmy McLarnin (1923-1936)
     
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    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson (1940-1965)
    Ray Leonard (1977-1997)
    Mickey Walker (1919-1935)
    Jimmy Mclarnin (1923-1936)
    Jack Britton (1904-1930)
    Tommy Ryan (1887-1911)
    Jose Napoles (1958-1975)
     
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    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Mickey Walker
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Tommy Ryan
    Barbados Joe Walcott
    Emile Griffith
    Jose Napoles
     
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    Jose Napoles (1958-1975)
    Sugar Ray Robinson (1940-1965)
    Ray Leonard (1977-1997)
    Emile Griffith (1958-1977)
    Barbados Joe Walcott (1892-1911)
    Carmen Basilio (1948-1961)
    Billy Graham (1941-1955)

    If folks have sense it’s gonna be a tie between Napoles and Robinson. Otherwise anyone else is kidding themselves.
     
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    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    How can you not have Napoles?
     
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    Ray Leonard
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Emile Griffiths
    Mickey Walker
    Kid Gavilan
    Carmen Basilio
    Jose Napoles.

    The top 2 were easy, the other 5 and some others were a pick em.
     
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    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    I prefer Carmen Napoles.
     
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    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    D'oh, thanks.
    Sugar kid Britton was another I meant to include
     
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    SRR
    SRL
    Gavilan
    NAPOLES!!!!!
    Basilio
    Walker
    Griffith
     
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    How can you have Leonard but not Griffith? Just curious.
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    The fighters I’ve picked are all clearly greater than Napoles imo.
     
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