So Yamanaka will retire if Luis Nery doesn't give him an immediate rematch. Bradley and Cleverly are retired officially. Bradley: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bo.../tim-bradley-issues-retirement-statement/amp/ Cleverly: amp/www.boxingnews24.com/2017/08/nathan-cleverly-retires-losing-badou-jack/amp/
He stated that it was absolutely certain that this December would be his last fight, win or lose ... We'll have to see though, if he did beat Canelo/GGG that could change everything. I don't give him much chance vs either though.
He's committed to a December fight so he shouldn't be considered retired. We can't be certain till he says no more. Yamanaka saying he'll retire if he can't get a Nery rematch is an even less clear commitment. In fact with a Japan rematch being good money for Nery that statement suggests the rematch should happen.
Been marinating on this one as it relates to HOF voting. So, it looks like we're slightly bailed out by the details a bit- technically, the 5 year HOF clock starts when your last fight ends, not when you announce your retirement. That means Hopkins, Marquez, & Mosley are out. Roy's in. I think tier 1 candidates are Floyd, Roy, Wlad. Unique historical achievements, tons of title fight experience (all had at least 25 title fights), and the Hall loves Heavyweights. Right behind them are Cotto & Toney, and in that order. People forget Cotto was a great 140 pounder. Going from 140 to win the lineal middleweight title bumped him up. Toney's inconsistency & bad testing hurt in comparison, though Jirov and Holyfield are great signature higher weight performances. Toney's also screwed by Roy's presence- they both had a PED scandal, but Roy won H2H, did the better lighter weight work more consistently, and had more success vs common opponents. That's my top 5 right now. I've got some sifting to do for the rest of them.
