Should Emanuel Augustus be HOF inductee?

The ultimate international Boxing gatekeeper

Record; 38-34-6 and 614 professional rounds

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I have to give major props to the author of the above story, Michael Dolan, on Emanuel Augustus's recovery above.
Very nice piece for those like myself who are interested in how Augustus is doing after being shot in the back of the head.

 

When I think about Floyd Mayweather's last fight giving Berto a good pay day, I really wish that he had selected Augustus instead to provide him with a nice retirement nest egg.

Augustus has the purest essence of the heart of a true fighter.
Even as he struggles to recover form the bullet wound to his head, he is still eating, drinking and dreaming boxing.

 

You've read and exactly expressed my feelings as well.

Had Augustus been well managed, trained and pampered like a number of today's so-called stars he would have been possibly one of the most successful and fan loved boxers in history.

Forget the movie Southpaw. or Rocky, they should make a movie called, The Real Life Of An American boxer, based on Emanuel's life and career to show what it truly takes to be the best boxer in the sport.

If any boxer's record is not reflective of their true potential, it is Emmanel Augustus who has been robbed more than a 7/11 convenience store.

True HOF honourer that is more deserving than many of those previously inducted.
If Sylvester Stallone, Harold Lederman and Robert Deniro can be inducted then so can Augustus.

 

Let me tell you, real talent and heart are easily recognizable.

A year ago, my brother who is a world class Martial Artist asked me to give him some boxing matches to watch in his down time.
I gave him everything I had including the complete box sets in my possession for Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield and Emaneul Augustus, neither of them were known to him.

One night he called me out of the blue excited and asked, "Who in the hell is this Emanuel Augustus guy. I love this guy"!
I laughed because he hadn't asked about Holyfield or BHOP, but Augustus.

He went on to express his frustration watching all the fights he thought Augustus won, but lost the decision amazed that in boxing such blatant robberies could occur.

That's the power of Emanuel Augustus. Once a previously non-boxing fan watch him work, they become instant fans.

 

That can of worms has been long ago opened when they started allowing non-boxing figures to be inducted, I.E, commentators, fiction writers, producers, actors, etc.
How the hell have Lederman or Stallone contributed more to the sport than Augustus? They haven't. They are just well connected parachutes.

The HOF should only be for those who have given their blood, sweat and lifetimes to the sport as active participants. This describes Emauel Augustus above those non-boxing, non-athletic parachuted inductees.

 

I don't comprehend why this caveat is included when Augustus was one of the most skilled gatekeepers in the biz.
You don't hang with Micky Ward while fighting Ward's toe-to-toe style fight if you lack skills.
Personally, I had Augustus beating Ward, or at least, a draw.