Hatton - Not neccesarily better than the other two but more fan friendly, brought more to the sport, was in the bigger fights. Calzaghe will still get in anyway but Hatton in "Hall of FAME" terms is the 'lock' out of the 3. Hamed wont get in I dont think either
Calzaghe is the one whos the lock for the HOF at the moment, no doubt whatsoever that he will get in first time IMO....Hatton will get in aswell IMO, on resume and talent alone he wouldnt get in I don't think but the popularity of the man will get him through. I reckon Naz will eventually get there too...I think Dan Rafael voted him in this year so there obviously are some HOF voters who wants him in....
I agree... I think that the HOF has become something that it was not meant to be... So many people getting inducted... I would like to see JC go in before Ricky Hatton... I would like to see Naz in, he gave us a different edge and had great box office...
True. I could also see all three getting in. Do they deserve to? Well, everyone has their own criteria for entry. I feel the HOF should only be for the best of the best, not just anybody who won a couple of alphabet trinkets. Sadly the current criteria for entry seems to be too wide and all encomposing.
If the Hall of Fame actually was a genuine HOF...... then none of these three would get in for me. As it is, a Hall of Very Good, then all three will be in there at some stage.
Calzaghe is the 'lock'. First ballot, I reckon. All 3 will get in eventually, particularly as the sport is less USA-centric these days. I'd have Hamed in ahead of fatboy too. EDIT: the 'active' of the 2 fatboys.
calzaghe for sure. hatton possibly... not sure about naz. most of the americans with HOF power have got it in for him and see him as that "loud mouthy brit who got exposed". i'd say he's as deserving as Joe but i don't think he'll get in.
That's why it's the Hall of Fame and not the Hall of Greatness. Naz was on the ballot this year but didn't make it.