Why Did Freakin Barry McGuigan make it to the HOF?

Stuff to do with Ireland -fullstop-

 

i read in a past issue of the ring that the hof inducts guys like mcguigan, ingemar johannson et al. because the hof needs to pay bills. i think that by adding more 'recognizable' names to it, the hof brings in more revenue by attracting more people to the induction ceremonies and such.

 

Juan LaPorte has far better credentials than McGuigan. He fought some legends, Sanchez, Chavez, Gomez, Pedroza, Nelson and was champion himself for a few years. How & why McGuigan enters the HOF ? Perhaps he has a nice smile.

 

mcguigan was solid but nothing special. maybe he blew a guy on the board to get in. this aint right.

 

this is the reason why we need to make an ESB HOF FOR FIGHTERS THAT TRULY DESERVE IT ( AS WELL AS POSTER). ::-(

SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY THINK GATTI SHOULD BE INDUCTED:atsch :-(

 

Gatti should be.

 

SLAPP YOURatsch SELF

 

I don't know how Barry got in, but he has become the justification that everyone now uses when pushing for an undeserving or borderline fighter: "Well, if Barry got in _______ should be in there, too."

 

Does "Leave the fighting to Barry." sound familiar?

McGuigan was inducted to the IBHOF based largely on the political climate that existed during his career, and the fact that his success was something that, to an extent, brought both sides of the issue together in the name of national pride.

So there's more to the story than just statistics.

Having said that....

Brian Mitchell of South Africa traveled the world defending his title in protest of the concept of aparthied, which was the cause of the turmoil which existed in his home country at the time. Mitchell also had an excellent career, defending the WBA junior lightweight title many times, winning the IBF title in a unification match, and defeating every fighter who he faced.

Mitchell's career may not have had the political impact that McGugian's did, but if McGuigan is in the IBHOF, Mitchell should be too.

 

:-( :-( :-( :nut

 

Why Did Freakin Barry McGuigan make it to the HOF?


maybe because he's whiter than Conan O'Brien..

 

IBHOF loses all credibility when that happens.

 

What about steve Cruz ?