Is he a HOF?
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Just how good was a prime Felix Sturm?
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He was a very good fighter for an extended period of time but outside of Oscar, he didn't fight anyone worth a damn. It's not unusual for a name to be missed but to miss out on Taylor, Pavlik, Martinez, Williams and just about anyone else relevant in the division and to not even make any noise about fighting them is bad. It's especially bad when you miss out a fight that could have been easily made against AA.
Sturm then went on to, in my eyes, lose the title to Macklin and possibly Murray too.
Not HOF sadly.
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I wonder how his career would had went if he wasn't robbed against Oscar. That fight basically is the reason he never left Germany again. I honestly think he would have given Hopkins a very good fight during that time.
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Originally posted by soul_survivor View PostHe was a very good fighter for an extended period of time but outside of Oscar, he didn't fight anyone worth a damn. It's not unusual for a name to be missed but to miss out on Taylor, Pavlik, Martinez, Williams and just about anyone else relevant in the division and to not even make any noise about fighting them is bad. It's especially bad when you miss out a fight that could have been easily made against AA.
Sturm then went on to, in my eyes, lose the title to Macklin and possibly Murray too.
Not HOF sadly.
But he should've got the win against Murray, seems like the judges felt like they had to make up for the Macklin decision or something.
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I think we need to look at some of the HOF guys that have got in there, If we're adding our own stipulations to getting into the HOF then sure I can understand why you might say he isn't worthy of being brought into it but as things stand yes he likely deserves to be put in the HOF.
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Originally posted by SilverMiles View PostI wonder how his career would had went if he wasn't robbed against Oscar. That fight basically is the reason he never left Germany again. I honestly think he would have given Hopkins a very good fight during that time.
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Originally posted by The Viper View PostI never saw the fight but i have heard alot of people say he got robbed, was it really a big clear robbery?
I see Sturm as Germany's version of Winky Wright. Solid fighter based on skill but lacking in some departments to ultimately make them overrated in the grand scheme.
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Originally posted by The Viper View PostI never saw the fight but i have heard alot of people say he got robbed, was it really a big clear robbery?
He bullied Oscar around the ring and had no respect for his power at all. Oscar was also slow as molasses and really fat looking. Middleweight was way too much for Oscar.
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Originally posted by The Viper View PostI never saw the fight but i have heard alot of people say he got robbed, was it really a big clear robbery?
Not a robbery could have gone either way though.
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