Kostya Tszyu Induction into IBHOF, Your Thoughts?

I think it's a difficult one. I'm not really a fan of having a hall of fame for starters. I mean, it's a decent idea but has inevitably got a bit overcrowded recently with almost anyone slightly memorable getting in. Tszyu certainly isn't anywhere near the least deserving in there for sure.

It's like everything in boxing, more people get recognition that they really should these days. Don't wanna criticise anyone but we've got something like 70 'world champions' right now in boxing and it's ridiculous. Makes me laugh when Sky big up the fact that we've got 4 (or is it 5 now?) champions at the moment when there's so many different belts and weight classes out there

 

I'm gonna say no just because for reasons of consistency I'd have to include Ricky Hatton also.

 

Gatti is expected to get in (albeit undeservedly, if you think the HOF should be reserved for true greats) due to a lot of the BWAA folks having covered his career closely and with his death being so recent, based on pure sentimentality.

Ideally (in some people's view), any sports HOF would be an elite class of undeniable greats. In practice, a lot of time it winds up being a popularity contest. As for the IBHOF specifically, it's somewhere in between.

Therefore, while Tzysu should fall short on both counts (isn't an ATG, and wasn't all that popular outside of Australia other than as a cult favorite) when you combine the two criteria of greatness and popularity he does sort of fall somewhat out of range.

 

Tszyu could be placed in the HOF based on his Amateur career alone.

Awe-inspiring fighter.

Tszyu is being questioned before Tyson and Chavez also?

 

How long before McGuigan gets a mention?

 

All 3 are more than deserving...............what a load of nonsense !

 

I don't particularly agree with the hall of fames choices (some worthy inductees of course) and I don't rate Tszyu as high as most.

 

hes not atg but deserves to be in hall of fame. Hall of Fame would only be a once every few years thing if we only inducted ATGS

 

Teddy and Joe came across as idiots with their hate for Tszyu last night.Teddy like the TS said, mentioned that both Tszyus losses came by KO which to him seemed to look bad on Tszyu yet he wasnt bothered by Mikes KO losses.
From 1994 until his retirement in 2005,Kostya Tszyu was never out the top 4 rankings in the 140lb division(He was ranked #1 in 1995,2000,and then Champion in 01,02,03,04,05 while he also sat in the top 10 Pound for pound list for many years and rose to #3 in 2004.
He destroyed Zab Judah (Ranked #2)in 2001 when Zab was 27-0 to become the first man in over 30 years to unify the 140lb division and become Ring Champ and beat the #3 ranked 140lber Sharmba mitchell.Add to that his excellent Amateur achievements(Three Gold medals)and to me hes a cert for the HOF.
Its a shame He couldnt get a fight with De La Hoya or Mayweather though.

 

He had fame, and as WalletInspector mentions, if Barry McGuigan's in there, then so should Kostya Tszyu.

Unless you put one person in a decade, the standards of the Hall of Fame will go down further and further every year. And that is not meant as a slur on anyone in there, just a fact...

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj8fhe_kostya-tszyu-on-hof-election_sport

Video on it there.

 

What about Stallone ? His two wars with creed, and he avenged his 1st defeat to big hitting clubber Lang, that win finished Langs career and he never had the same intimidation factor after that. Beat the big Russian in Russia despite the big Russian using PEDs which was clear. He then went on to train the next great White hope Tommy 'the machine' Gunn. He took kthe heavy handed gunn to stardom despite him being a limited boxer. And finally came back after health issues and relationship problems to give a prime tarver hell. Definite HOF material