past prime boxers who are HOF material?

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  1. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    from the list of recently active and post prime fighters who do you think would make it to the elite list of boxing hall of famers..include only boxers who are borderline cases. there are my list of borderline hall of famers

    fernando vargas
    joel casamayor
    jose luis castillo
    diego corales
    pauli ayala
    popo frietas
    vernon forrest
    cory spinks
    darius michalczewski
    virgil hill
    james toney
    rosendo alvarez
    tim austin
    sven ottke
    arturo gatti
    ricardo mayorya
    manuel medina


    i would think that corales, castillo, toney, gatti, hill and vargas would make it to the HOF...

    what do you think?
     
    asero, Jan 17, 2009
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Barrera and Morales
     
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  3. jlmayo825

    jlmayo825 Active Member Full Member

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    vargas, toney, hill, gatti
     
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  4. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ottke, Spinks, JLC (50/50 for me), Austin, Ayala, Freitas, Forrest, and Vargas need to be removed.

    The rest are HOF worthy, IMO.
     
    Axe, Jan 17, 2009
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  5. joe namath's gin

    joe namath's gin Active Member Full Member

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    where's andrew golota on that list?
     
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  6. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    would he be given consideration?
     
    asero, Jan 17, 2009
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  7. SteveO

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    Gatti might get a "Lifetime Achievement" award like Scrap Iron Johnson did.

    Toney's roiding hurts his credibility, definitely.
     
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  8. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ward and gatti should go to the HOF....there are dif components in making a great fighter...they showed the most heart..or I should say noone in their careers has shown more
     
    pauliemayweathe, Jan 17, 2009
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  9. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    are no brainers
     
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  10. PH|LLA

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    didn't read the first paragraph my bad
     
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  11. Brian123

    Brian123 ESB WORLD CHAMPION Full Member

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    Ottke will be in the Hall Of Fame:

    -Most title defenses (21) in super middleweight history along with Joe Calzaghe

    -Tied for most title defenses all-time

    -One of few champions to retire undefeated

    -Amateur Record: 256-47-5

    -Three time Olympian

    -Ottke has amateur wins over Antonio Tarver, Chris Byrd, Michael Moorer, Zsolt Erdei and Juan Carlos Gomez

    I could go on but that's enough right there for the Hall.
     
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  12. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    how about 126 pounders luisito espinosa and manuel mediana? are they worthy of HOF induction?
     
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  13. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Take out Otkke,Spinks,Freitas and Mayorga and it is a good list.
     
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  14. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i never thought that posters here would be so generous in making a fighter enter HOF. the way i see, it, a boxer must just enter P4P top 10 and stay there for a year and he would be a hall of famer.

    i would not put in there tim austin, daruis m, cory spinks. ric mayorga and pauli ayala

    also, lightweights tarver and johnson are pretty much 90% sure of making it
     
    asero, Jan 18, 2009
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  15. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i never thought that posters here would be so generous in making a fighter enter HOF. the way i see, it, a boxer must just enter P4P top 10 and stay there for a year and he would be a hall of famer.

    i would not put in there tim austin, daruis m, cory spinks. ric mayorga and pauli ayala

    to add, lightheavyweights tarver and johnson are pretty much sure ins
     
    asero, Jan 18, 2009
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