Will Forrest and Gatti make it to the Hall of Fame... Do they Deserve it?

Forrest yes

ametuer record 225-16

silver medal 1992

beat prime ssm x3 (1 ametuer, 2 pro)

beat lb 4 lb #1 fighter in the world

x3 world champion

champion in 2 different weight classes

beat everyone ever stepped in the ring with not named mayorga..

 

Arturo gatti yes

2x world champion

fought a great trilogy with ward

champion in 2 different divisions...

Involved in many exciting fights

record of 40-9 (most of his losses were to top competition)

 

forrest-NO

no disrespect,

 

NONE TAKEN...But Asero I disagree...there are fighters in the HOF who didn't do as much as Vernon AND they still got in...He may not get in right away but I believe he will get in 1 day!

The man was 270-19 (ametuer and pro)...

 

like who?
name 5

i do not include amateur career as one of the criteria. he lost twice to mayorga in his prime

 

Four time champ.

 

Barry McGuigan is a hall of famer. :good

Beat prime Shane Mosley twice, 4 time world champion in two separate weight classes. Great amateur record, performed well at the Olympics. I see no problems with having Vernon in the Hall of fame.

 

I am not trying to take anything away from these fighters...they all deserve to be in the hof and all can arguably be put any atg list!

Could only think of 3 off the top of my head...

Dick tiger
bobby chacon
eddie perkins

 

I think Forrest had a good win against Mosley, but his career was not really hall of fame and neither was Gatti. Gatti had a hall of fame fight and knockout reel, but neither really was Hall of fame or should be. The Hall of Fame does have many guys in there and shouldn't be in there though, so they will make it. I am not disrespecting them. They were credits to the sport, but Gatti lost to guys which he shouldn't have if he was so great, and Forrest doesn't have the resume of an HOF fighter.

 

yes he beat mosley twice, a year later he lost to mayorga twice. but i agree, mac guigan should not be there

benn, eubank, casamayor, hamed, jackson, mcclellan and tarver should be inducted ahead of forrest

to think the only 3-4 spots are open per year

 

I agree. Forrest comes up short. I am not sure at this point he would have made it. Gatti either. I know the sentiment in here is to give it to them, but the sport has to be fair.

 

Gatti is a hall of famer because he would be remembered. That is what the HOF is all about. Immortalizing a fighter

 

Winning and losing fights is only part of getting inducted! There are many other factors as well!

Who is in the HOF that shouldn't be??? Name 5 fighters

 

Interesting, the Mosley win is better than any single win on any of those guys record. He did it twice, remember, he beat peak Mosley twice.