i didn't understand this as well. can someone fill-up with him? i know he is rated highly in america but someone like sasakul and arbachakov might be deserving as well.
simple: too sharp is american nax is not and he is not a likable character therefore his Barrera loss gets blown out of proportion despite the fact naz was far more famous and has a better resume than Johnson /end thread
Arbachakov, yes. I wouldn't say Sasakul is deserving of HOF status, though. He blew his prime with his lackadaisical attitude. He had no business being KO'd by that green as grass version of Pacquiao, especially given how easily he was winning the fight. He fell off the map directly afterwards. The first fight with Arbachakov is a two-way technical peach of a match, though.
Naz is better compare their resumes too sharp http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=3240&cat=boxer prince http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=4462&cat=boxer
Their resumes aren't all that different. Both guys where champs, both defeated their share of contenders. Neither with a huge, or defining win. What exactly makes Hamed's resume so much better? :huh
I knew Hearns would get in. He is a elite legend, but Mark too sharp over Donald Curry baffles me. Donald never gets the credit. Donald Curry was no legendary Hearns, but he was better than Johnson.
You understand we're comparing wins by two guys in different divisions. How did you come to that conclusion? Based on which fights? :huh
look at their opponents in a p4p sense , which is highly subjective, I know. I feel that Naz's opposition was better than two sharp's P4P wise.
Mark Johnson Career: 1990-2006 World Championships: IBF Flyweight title (May 4, 1996-September 4, 1998); IBF Super Flyweight title (April 24, 1999-November 19, 1999); WBO Junior Bantamweight title (August 16, 2003-September 25, 2004) Hailed From: Washington, DC Record: 44-5 (28 KO) Boxrec record Record against champions and Hall of Famers: 6-4 (3 KO) Champions faced: Alberto Jimenez, Jose Quirino, Josue Camacho, Francisco Tejedor, Ratanachai Singwancha, Rafael Marquez, Fernando Montiel, Ivan Hernandez, Jhonny Gonzalez Champions defeated: Jimenez (SD12), Quirino (KO3), Camacho (TKO8), Tejedor (KO1), Singwancha (UD12), Montiel (MD12) Naseem Hamed Career: 1992-2002 World Championships: WBO Featherweight (September 30, 1995-September 30, 2000); IBF Featherweight (February 8, 1997-July 19, 1997); WBC (October 22, 1999); Lineal World Featherweight (April 18, 1998-April 8, 2001) Hailed from: Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Record: 36-1 (31 KO) Boxrec record Record against champions and Hall of Famers: 10-1 (8 KO) Champions faced: Juan Polo Perez, Steve Robinson, Manuel Medina, Tom Johnson, Kevin Kelley, Wilfredo Vasquez, Wayne McCullough, Paul Ingle, Cesar Soto, Vuyani Bungu, Marco Antonio Barrera Champions defeated: Perez (KO2); Robinson (TKO8); Medina (TKO11); Johnson (TKO8); Kelley (KO4); Vasquez (TKO7); McCullough (UD12); Ingle (TKO11); Soto (UD12); Bungu (TKO4)