If Manny and Floyd retire this year, and assuming everyone stays true to their word of retiring, who would be your top 3 votes for HoF between Pacqiuao, Klitschko, Bradley, Mayweather, Cotto, RJJ, Hopkins, and Marquez?
In other words... Mayweather, Ward and Cotto:
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I see what you did there. LOL!!
My top 3 HOF Ballet:
Swan Lake
The Nutcracker
Cinderella
In other words... Mayweather, Ward and Cotto:
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Floyd, manny, and roy for sure if they all do retire this year. Picking the next 3 between Klitchko, toney, ward, cotto and chocolatito if he retires would be difficult
With Ward added to the list, does he displace Roy or Manny?
I still go:
1. Floyd
2. Roy
3. Manny
Manny and Andre are really close in the all time rankings for me, both top 50. But Manny edges him.
didn't realize i could vote for 3 guys. thought manny and floyd were considered guaranteed a spot in the poll [which they are in reality, on the first ballot if do not fight after the 2017 calendar year is done.
without a doubt roy jones would be my third pick. that would be one of, if not the greatest hall of fame class since the inaugural classes early in its inception.
people who post here didn't watch jones in his prime, frankly. starting to realize that. the guy was insanely talented. probably the best talent in boxing since ray leonard. maybe since muhammad ali.
made great boxers and athletes look completely ordinary. won titles from 160 all the way to hw.
If Manny and Floyd retire this year, and assuming everyone stays true to their word of retiring, who would be your top 3 votes for HoF between Pacqiuao, Klitschko, Bradley, Mayweather, Cotto, RJJ, Hopkins, and Marquez?
My top 3 HOF Ballet:
Swan Lake
The Nutcracker
Cinderella
Floyd, Manny, Roy
These guys stick out from the rest in terms of HOF consideration
Bhop with the honorable mention, but I favor Roy because in his prime he was an ATG among ATGs
Are all these guys going to be eligible the same year? Marquez hasn't fought since 2014, Bradley hasn't fought since 2016. Manny is presumably fighting later this year, I haven't heard anything about RJJ hanging it up yet.
Anyway I voted Pacquiao, Mayweather, Klitschko. The first two are obvious first ballots and I think you'd have to give the third spot to Wlad's enormous heavyweight reign.
After that I'd go, Hopkins RJJ Marquez, and then Cotto Bradley. I'm a huge TB fan but it's tough to see him crack the HOF before any of these other guys except maybe Cotto.
I think Jones Jr. is still active. Hopkins says he is done, but who knows with that guy. Pac and May for certain. Between Bradley, Cotto, and Klitschko I have to go with Wlad, with Cotto a close second.
This is tough.
I'd probably have to go with:
Pacquiao
Roy Jones Jr (first person to win titles from middleweight to heavyweight in over 100 years?) Started at JM
Floyd Mayweather