THE CLASSIC HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL INDUCTION: The Lightweights (Closed - Results In)

Hello.

As per the discussion this week on the forum i'm organising a hall of fame voted for by the forum continuing, here, with the Lightweights. If you have any general points to make about the process or think changes are needed, please don't post them in this thread, but rather the one linked below.

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/the-classic-bn24-hall-of-fame-a-chat.692777/

This is for any and all discussion surrounding technical issues relating to the process. In this thread, discussion is encouraged but should surround only the seven fighters to be inducted into the inaugural Classic Hall of Fame

Please read the rules before posting.

1 - You will nominate 7 Lightweights from the provided list that you believe should be in the inaugural HoF.
2 - The seven Lightweights most often named will be inducted.
3 - In the case of a tie, I'll call upon you all to vote again to settle the issue.
4 - You are voting on the ENTIRE career of the fighters to hand. You are NOT just inducting them as Lightweights - consider their whole career when voting.
5 - Fighters must be retired on or before December 31st 1999 to be considered for the HoF.
6 - You can alter your list right up until the closing date by editing the post with your list in it.

Thank you for participating. It is your Hall of Fame so please do consider your votes carefully and take your time. The thread will be closed to new votes on October 8.

 

The Twenty Nominated Lightweight (135) for the inaugural Classic Hall of Fame:

Lou Ambers (1932-1941)
Bob Montgomery (1938-1950)
George Lavigne (1886-1909)
Freddie Welsh (1905-1922)
Frank Erne (1892-1908)
Ike Williams (1940-1955)
Carlos Ortiz (1955-1972)
Sammy Angott (1935-1950)
Jack McAuliffe (1885-1897)
Packey McFarland (1904-1915)
Benny Leonard (1911-1932)
Sammy Mandell (1919-1934)
Joe Gans (1893-1909)
Joe Brown (1941-1970)
Willie Joyce (1937-1947)
Barney Ross (1929-1938)
Esteban De Jesus (1969-1980)
George McFadden (1894-1908)
Ken Buchanan (1965-1982)
Ismael Laguna (1960-1971)

 

My seletions:

Barney Ross
Freddie Welsh
Ike Williams
Carlos Ortiz
Packey McFarland
Benny Leonard
Joe Gans

 

Well we'll see. If the forum really manages to fail to induct someone like Armstrong I'd probably have to find a way to let people fix that. The input needn't be so inflexible that it destroys the output. But voting for someone 3/8 weight classes because they had the better career overall and then my bumping them seems less satisfying than having 20 unique fighters per class to consider.

So again: my advice is, and has been since the start: vote for the seven fighters on that list most deserving of inclusion in the HoF. Keep it simple, it'll be simple.

this process is giving you nightmares Jel. I appreciate that.

 

Yes, I found this one really easy too, bizarre after the featherweights but it's just as stacked.