Antonio Tarver in the HOF

Nope.

 

He didn't have one big win.

He beat Eric Harding, Montel Griffin, RJJ twice, and Glen Johnson. I thought he beat Glen Johnson twice but he only got one decision.

 

I wanna know who was the ****** who voted yes on this poll :rofl:

 

Milkdud Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Canastota has pretty low standards and all, but enshrining Tarver is kind of iffy to me.

It still wouldn't surprise me though.

 

there are far less accomplished fighters in the hall of fame. He unified the belts at light heavy, then beat rjj 2/3, had some decent wins over perennial contenders, and a stellar amatuer career.

 

hellz nah

 

NO! I'm just not for this.

Even though Douglas knocked out Tyson, is he going to the HOF?...NO!

Even though McCall knocked out Lewis, is he going to the HOF?...NO!

Even though Rachman knocked out Lewis, is he going to the HOF?...NO!

Just becaue Milkdud knocked out Jones doesn't mean he's going to the HOF.

 

When I look at some of the other guys in Canastota, Tarver being in the HOF doesn't seem so bad at all.

Barry McGuigan's notable wins:

• Top contender Juan Laporte
• Aging ATG Eusebio Pedroza
• Undefeated contender Bernard Taylor
• Juan Cabrera

Antonio Tarver's notable wins:

• Top 10 contender Chris Johnson
• Top contender, former titlist Reggie Johnson
• Top contender Eric Harding (it took Tarver two tries though)
• Contender Montell Griffin
• Aging (p4p King) ATG Roy Jones Jr. (it again took Tarver two tries though)
• Titlist/top LHW Glencoffe Johnson

Ingemar Johansson's Notable Wins:

• European Heavyweight Champ Joe Erskine
• Top contender Eddie Machen
• HW Champ/HOFer Floyd Patterson (Floyd won 2 of 3)
• Contender Brian London

 

those were the two guys I was thinking of too...

 

No

 

Here are some more HOFers and their resumes of wins:

Rocky Graziano's Notable Wins:

• Top 10 Contender Billy Arnold
• Bummy Davis
• Freddie Cochrane 2x (a welterweight champ whom Rocky outweighed by 10 lbs)
• Top 10 welterweight contender Harold Green
• Marty Servo (another welterweight whom Rocky had about 8 lbs on)
• Tony Zale (a post WW2 Zale, whom Rocky beat 1 out of 3)
• Top 10 welterweight contender Charley Fusari, whom Rocky had over 10 lbs on

Ken Norton's Notable Wins:

• Muhammad Ali 1 of 3 times (could have easily won 2 of 3 against Ali though)
• Fringe contender Boone Kirkman
• Aging top ten contender Jerry Quarry
• Undefeated contender Duane Bobick
• Fringe contender Lorenzo Zanon

 

I'm not saying he should be a HOFer. I'm just disputing what he said when he said he only had one big win. That just isn't true. He's beaten some top contenders at LHW. He's not just a one hit wonder.