Opinion on Curry & Hamed in the HOF

Hamed wasn't successful in more than one weight class in an HOF discussion, unless you consider winning the WBC International trinket and defending it a couple of times against a mixture of ancient and garbage comp a successful stint at superbantam, or winning the thoroughly irrelevant European bantamweight title.

To be given the distinction of being a multi-weight fighter in an HOF discussion, I think you either need to have won legitimate major world titles at more than one weight, or at least have beaten world-ranked world-class fighters at more than one weight. Hamed did neither.

Example: his last defence of the WBC International superbantamweight title was against Juan Polo Perez (37-12-2, had lost his last 2 fights before facing Naz, had lost 3 of his last 4 in total). That does not constitute multi-weight success in terms of HOF recognition.

 

As a 5'4 man Hamed would be more successful at 118-122, bvut the RObinson fight was just too easy to make for Warren, mighty impressive as first fight at a new weight

 

You like reading your own posts, don´t ya?

 

Eh? :huh

 

Since 2002 or 2003. Two wrongs don't make a right. McGuigan shouldn't be opening the floodgates when far more accomplished and qualified candidates are made available among the other 44 choices listed. Marcel has two wins, Arguello and Serrano, which are better than any on Donald's record. Pone Kingpetch has one of those cool Thai names, like Pongsaklek Wonjongkam.

Regarding the Cobra, how can somebody vote for a candidate whose name and nickname could pass for Hindu cuisine?

 

Serrano was an unspectacular fighter imo.About on par with Casamayor and even tougher to watch.

 

He was, but 13 successful title defenses over six years certainly trumps seven in three years. Sammy also knew how to cheat. Coming out at the opening bell as if to touch gloves, then sucker punching his opponent looked like such fun that my brothers and I practiced this sleazy tactic. When Roger Mayweather dethroned him for the final time, Sleazy Sammy nearly saved his title with a well placed elbow shot. This man was worthy of a Filthy Fritzie award.

 

as much as I think Hamed's career was a carefully cherry picked path, yes he deserves it, as does Curry. Impact on the sport counts for something.

 

Do they deserve it now, over the other 40 plus candidates, or should they at least wait a bit?

 

I havent looked at the list. Is it published somewhere?

 

I presumed you'd already seen it. Here's the current thread where Henry provides the list. (Old timers are on page two.)

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258223

 

The answer is no.

 

What's your take on the lists for both Moderns and Old Timers?

 

I'm on my phone posting. I'll have a closer look when I'm on a computer but certainly Tyson and Chavez are leagues ahead of Hamed and Curry