Top 5 Least deserving Hall of famers

Gatti is #1 easily.

 

I'm sticking with what the IBHOF calls the "Modern" category.

I'm picking seven in no particular order

Barry McGuigan
Ray Mancini
Arturo Gatti
Laszlo Papp
Ken Norton
Ingemar Johansson
Curtis Cokes

 

Papp is a special case

 

Naseem Hamed doesn't belong to this list. The rest is O.K.

 

Hamed deserves his spot, why is he at 1 on your list? Lol

 

You know why.

 

I thought the IBHOF was based on professional accomplishments. Is that not correct?

 

Of all the names, why is Cocoa Kid least deserving? He fought killers!

 

TBH I think that should depend. A person like Teofilo Stevenson, for example, who never fought a single professional fight but whose accomplishments were so huge in the amateur ranks, we could argue for him meriting inclusion.

After all, it is not the International Professional Boxing Hall of Fame. So by that standard, Papp deserves to be in.

My list includes Ingemar Johansson, Ray Mancini, Arturo Gatti, Ken Norton and Barry McGuigan.

Substitute them with:
Samuel Serrano
Alfredo Escalera
Jose Luis Ramirez
Betulio Gonzalez
Marvin Johnson

 

I cant believe y’all name dropping Gatti in here…

Pro boxing is entertainment and he has several of the best fights ever televised… Hell, the Rocky series has done more for boxing than many great fighters.

 

I reckon Kenny has been in way too many heavyweight defining bouts during the golden era to be replaced. Razor edge close Ali-Norton trilogy which was a gigantic buzz back in the 70's; Norton-Holmes which was decided by a single point and won The Ring round of the year (should have been fight of the year as well) on top of being frequently named one of the most exciting heavyweight bouts of all time. Ironically him getting broken by Foreman was also an important element of creating Big Geroge's reputation as the terror of the glamour division. Win, draw, or loss, numerous fights Norton participated in were colossal, narrative creating events that enriched the sport.

Sure, his resume lacks depth, but he was a very late starter and per Eddie Futch was avoided by the likes of Quarry and Foster as an immensly large risk and low reward fighter. He only got to navigage a real world level career after '73 when Ali gave him the famous title shot. From then on, up to '78 when he was getting on the wrong side of thirties he beat:

Ali
Young who won his last five bouts, including UD against Lyle and Foreman.
Quarry
Undefeated Bobick with Eddie Futch in his corner
.. a number of trial horses when rebuilding from championship bouts. Middleton, Garcia, Stander, Lovell, Brooks, Kirkman.
Plus he participated in some of the most important fights of the decade: Ali-Norton II/III and Norton-Holmes, Foreman-Norton all of which are controversial and decided by a round.

Him getting in at 1992 says something of how memory about the Jawbreaker lived on. Other inductees included the likes of Max Schmeling, Alexis Arguello, and Eder Jofre.

 

Nah. His resume is not HOF worthy. Bradley's resume is leagues better yet people question his Hof status.

 

I came here to say this person in particular.