Should Naseem Hamed be in the hall of fame?

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  1. sues2nd

    sues2nd Fading into Bolivian... Full Member

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    Was never a fan of his personally (tho he was extremely exciting)...but his accomplishments and his skills make it hard to keep him out. I just wish he wasnt so damn weak willed when it came to coming back from defeat.

    Definately in tho...without a question if I had a vote.

    I mean, we are talking about a fighter who had 15 consecutive title defenses (16 total major world title wins!!!). Unified on two separate occasions at FW. Holds wins over Kelley, Vazquez, Medina, Mccollough, etc. Plus, regardless of how you feel about the man, its damn near impossible to argue his skillset was insane.
     
  2. madkillaz692000

    madkillaz692000 Fuerte y Abundante Full Member

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    :yep
     
  3. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Barry McGuigan
    Ingemar Johansson
    Laszlo Papp (if we're gonna include great amateur boxers in the IBHOF, let's also have Mark Breland, Felix Savon, and Teiflon Stevenson).
    Pipino Cuevas
    Jess Willard
    James Braddock

    There are among the weaker IBHOF fighters, IMO.

    Of course, I don't know any induction that raises a :roll: more than Jose Suliaman.
     
  4. Locke

    Locke Active Member Full Member

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    Like someone said no one wearing leopard print shorts should be a HOFer :lol:
    The credible reason is that he quit at the old age of 28 after taking a terrible beating by Barrera. Never had the guts to take the rematch that was guaranteed by his contract and quit instead.
     
  5. ripcity

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  6. nickfoxx

    nickfoxx On The Nod Full Member

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    no question in my mind he should be in
     
  7. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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