Which of these retired British boxers most deserves a place in the IBHOF?

Hamed

 

Benn

 

Anyone saying Hamed doesn't have a clue.

Watt
Hatton
Maybe W Mc

That's it really.

 

Benn

 

Eubank and Benn deserve to be in it.

Hamed is a big no no, he does not deserve it.

 

benn

i can't see how hamed deserves it and Jim watt should have been banned let alone make the ibhof

 

Eubank and Benn

 

Honeyghan definitely - criminally underrated.

Big fan of both, but problem with putting Benn and Eubank in is that it opens the floodgates for dozens of other titlists on their level, not to mention solid contenders from the pre-alphabet era.

Hamed has a stronger shout, as he was consensus p4p top 10 in his prime, and essentially unified the division.

Conteh at his best was as good a fighter as anyone on the list, but he will always have the tag of underachiever.

Hatton - depends on how much stock you put in the Tszyu win. I guess if Mcguigan is in there, Hatton has a shot.

Haye shouldn't get in on what he has done thus far, and needs some big wins at heavyweight to earn a place.

 

Conteh. The best fighter on that list by some distance.

 

Eubank.

 

Calzaghe is a lock for the Hall and certainly deserves it, do you think the Klitschko's deserve it? joe had a better career than them.

From this list, I would nominate Eubank and Benn as well, their fights were thrilling. Benn had two excellent wins over Barkley and Mclellan (all the best to him and his family). Eubank too had some very good wins, and was an excellent champion. I wish either Eubank or Benn could have fought Toney or RJJ, to see them really tested. MW to LHW was so strong back then, with some great fighters around.

 

In terms of what seems to be the criteria nowadays,Hatton will probably make it.Eubank is certainly good enough,it's just that he was a poster boy for the WBO in it's early days and many of his defences lacked credibility.
Again,going on the fairly loose criteria,I'd say;Watt,Eubank,Benn(at a push) and Hatton.
Not sure how deserving they really are.Honeyghan genuinely shook up the boxing world and was quite a good champ afterwards,so he's probably as deserving as any of the others.His patois made for hilariously enjoyable interviews.

 

Benn.

 

Nigel Benn...




But Eubank is a G;


"Before I met Barry Hearn, I made my money from shoplifting and selling or sparring sessions and the occasional small fight purse on short notice. Then I was on the property ladder, Barry Hearn paid me £1,200 a month and £8,000 a fight and I was buying a three-bedroom maisonette for my then-wife and baby Christopher.

"The opportunity against Benn changed everything. He was the biggest star in European sport of the previous three or four years, and I knew that victory over that name with his platform would set me up proper.

"So I bought a house in Old Shoreham Road in Brighton and if I'd have lost, I would have to have got rid of it. I used it as motivation. Before I met Barry Hearn, when my then-wife was pregnant with baby Christopher, we were living in one bedroom."


"I was WBO champion of the entire world in one particular weight division and that brings money, fame and notoriety. It was a huge turning point and it was fantastic.

"You go onwards and upwards and I became WBO champion of the entire world, officially and unofficially, in two weight categories at once, which doubled my earnings.

"Two years later I owned half of the WBC world championship, which was the most prestigious belt in all of boxing, in one of the most talent-filled weight divisions at any particular time arguably in the history.

"My earnings kept creeping up and opportunities came knocking. We were living in a twin, Mock Tudor mansion by now, there were more mouths to feed, there was more winning to do and more money to make - the pressure was unbelievable."


"My life remained about structure for eight years after that first Benn fight until I unofficially retired. Everything was neat and tidy and sparse; hot water and lemon peel, no tea, no coffee, bed on time and up in the morning to run.

"There is only one way to be in boxing and that is extremely cruel to yourself. There are no niceties.

"That is no life, it is so very lonely. Once you start winning it becomes lonelier, because people don't accept you for winning.

"The last few fights of my entire career were in fact the most important - and get this, it was when I was losing, not winning. Respect is key, and to gain that, you must take your beatings and accept your losses."