Hall of Fame Case for Fernando Vargas

Is he accomplished enough :think


I mean Gatti s in and he was t as accomplished ..

 

I don't know but from what I read his feater weight title defenses is what would,get him there no ?

 

I completely forgot about the Castillejo fight ...

 

Here are some of Hamed 's accomplishments :



Turned professional as an 18-year old Jr. Bantamweight, Hamed won his first five—and 17 of his first 19—by knockout. Along the way, he picked up various smaller titles at Bantamweight and Jr. Featherweight. Making his first start at Featherweight, Hamed captured the WBO crown from Steve Robinson in September 1995 in front of a packed pro-Robinson crowd in Cardiff. Hamed would defend four times, all by knockout, before engaging in his first unification bout in February 1997. Matched with American Tom Johnson in London, Hamed won almost every round before stopping Johnson in eight to add the IBF title to his mantle.

Hamed defended his unified crown twice, both by knockout. The second of those aired in the US on broadcast network ABC. Vacating the IBF title, Hamed made two more knockout WBO defenses in 1997, including his US debut. He ended the year with five knockouts in five starts.

His first start of 1998 was supposed to be a unification fight with then-reigning WBA titlist Wilfredo Vazquez of Puerto Rico. Vazquez was forced to give up the title for pursuing the Hamed fight.

There was still history at hand.

Tracing to Eusebio Pedroza’s recognition by Ring Magazine as the genuine champion of the division after the death of Salvador Sanchez, Vazquez entered the ring in April 1998 the lineal Featherweight king. Hamed dropped him three times en route to a seventh round stoppage. Two defenses followed before Hamed sought unification again, defeating Mexico’s Cesar Soto for the WBC belt via decision in October 1999. Hamed would immediately vacate the WBC crown and defend the WBO belt two final times before opting to leave that belt behind as well. In his final defense of history’s World Featherweight crown, Hamed lost a decision to the great Marco Antonio Barrera.

Hamed would fight only once more. Despite years of various comeback rumors, Hamed never returned to the ring.

Among outside the ring honors, Hamed was named the:
• #46 Ring Magazine Top 100 Punchers of All Time: 2003
• #20 All Time Featherweight by ***********: 2009