Is Sven Ottke HOF worthy?

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  1. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    Not even close. He got schooled a few times, and has very few good wins on his padded resume. He was a huge cherry-picker. We can;t give awards to these people.
     
    Beatle, Oct 21, 2011
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  2. Goodhill

    Goodhill Iron Horse - born to lose Full Member

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    Ingemar Johansson is in, with 26-2 record. Had only 3 world title fights, in which he lost two of them. And 4 EBU title fights.

    If he´s in, then why not Ottke?
     
    Goodhill, Oct 21, 2011
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  3. Rob887

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    Well to be fair, he was the holder of the World Heavy Weight title, when being the World Champion was just that, there was only one, not 4+.

    Also, the win over Patterson is probably better than anything on Ottke's resume. He also had a great rivalry with the American.
     
    Rob887, Oct 21, 2011
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  4. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Surely Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank have better cases for getting in than Ottke.

    Why are these guys not making the ballot when Ottke is?
     
    Rob887, Oct 21, 2011
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  5. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    Who are you talking about? This thread is about Sven Ottke.
     
    Joe.Boxer, Oct 21, 2011
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  6. christo

    christo Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    **** his record and who he fought. He's got 4-5 losses on his
    record if he traveled, and he straight up ducked calzaghe when
    joe tried to make a fight with him. He was the epitome of a paper
    champion, and was a disgraceful performer.
     
    christo, Oct 21, 2011
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  7. Alien

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    There is no blueprint. None.
     
    Alien, Oct 21, 2011
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  8. HolgerD

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    Is the earth flat?:nonono
     
    HolgerD, Oct 21, 2011
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  9. Serenata

    Serenata Fit und geimpft Full Member

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    As usual when talking about Ottke its about hatered and the Reid fight (yes, that was a disgrace). Objectively Ottke is HOF worthly, no doubt about it.

    ...but haters gonna hate anyways...
     
    Serenata, Oct 21, 2011
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  10. sal520

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    no.
     
    sal520, Oct 21, 2011
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  11. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How is he more worthy than Nigel Benn?
     
    Rob887, Oct 22, 2011
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  12. Ilesey

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    I hate him, so no.
     
    Ilesey, Oct 22, 2011
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  13. China Rich

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    For me there are too many questions over gift decisions, Robin Reid as an example...
     
    China Rich, Oct 22, 2011
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  14. China Rich

    China Rich Active Member Full Member

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    Yes. I would put Nigel Benn in before him. Benn really is the epitome of a fighter's fighter Huge heart, bags of courage and always turned up primed for a tear up!

    One of my favourite boxers of all time so i might be biased...
     
    China Rich, Oct 22, 2011
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  15. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes Ottke is worthy. Undefeated WBA/IBF champ who beat many top SMWs. I notice how you are putting names down like Pudwill and Gatti to put a damper on Ottke, but any fighter that has 22 world title fights will have a few gimmes. What you didnt note is that Ottke also has wins over Markussen, Larsen, Tate, Butler who all were top 10 SMWs.

    I said on another thread that I dont think you know the history of the division or the fighters. I dont think you do
     
    bailey, Oct 22, 2011
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