Today's active* fighters - IBHOF Bound? Or NOT?

I really want to add Kovalev in my Borderline list but his godawful performances after the first Ward fight is really hard to ignore. He even lost to Canelo, smh. At his prime i really see Kovalev being competitive against the top Light Heavyweights of the world but his overall career falls short imo. I get that. Kovalev seemed right on target for a good long while before he went down fast. I figure that in the end, it's down to what out mind decides is the right cut-off for packing the Hall. This is something that everyone, even the voting members, have a very personal feeling about. I agree that the distinction should be reserved for the very best fighters and personalities, but I have a commitment to enshrining everyone who I see as being great, and reprentitive of their era.

teraji has 7 top 5 wins including the #1 guy and wilder has 2 and no one near the top yet wilder is guaranteed? please make it make sense. wilder must be getting that american media spotlight bump because as a fighter he is not close at all. shakur is not close at all. tank is not close at all. they are just popular fighters in the spotlight. that doesnt mean they have accomplished much because they have not. nakatani not close at all. these guys are division hopping but they dont have the quality wins to come close yet. compare tank and his 1 top 5 win over the #5 guy to teraji and his 7 top 5 wins including over the #1 guy. not really a comparison is it? guys that should be in are: donaire, estrada, kovalev, teraji, roman, lomachenko and a bunch of other guys are close like spence, bivol, rungvisai, beterbiev, jesse rodriguez I really want to add Kovalev in my Borderline list but his godawful performances after the first Ward fight is really hard to ignore. He even lost to Canelo, smh. At his prime i really see Kovalev being competitive against the top Light Heavyweights of the world but his overall career falls short imo.

Today's active* fighters - IBHOF Bound? (*or recently active, waiting for eligibility) Does anyone pop out at you, as a "Definitely Deserves it" or "No Way"? Guaranteed Induction: Saul Canelo Alvarez Manny Pacquiao Oleksandr Usyk Gennadiy Golovkin Tyson Fury Terrence Crawford Naoya Inoue Anthony Joshua Deontay Wilder Close or Getting close: Gervonta Davis Vasyl Lomachenko Dmitrii Bivol Artur Beterbiev Junto Nakatani Roman Gonzalez Shakur Stevenson Teofimo Lopez What are YOUR thoughts on their chances??? Jaron Ennis Badou Jack Shawn Porter Ryan Garcia Marco Huck Keith Thurman Nonito Donaire Kell Brook Danny Garcia Wisaksil Wangek Amir Khan William Zepeda Segura Errol Spence Jr Mairis Briedis Jesse Rodriguez Devin Haney Juan Francisco Estrada David Lemieux Andy Ruiz Jr. Christian Mbilli Jai Opetaia George Kambosos Jr Caleb Plant Lucas Martin Matthysse Jermall Charlo Jermell Charlo Luke Campbell Jaime Munguia Tony Bellew Robert Guerrero Demetrius Andrade Kenshiro Teraji Ilunga Junior Makabu Mikey Garcia Josh Taylor Sergey Kovalev Anthony Dirrell Billy Joe Saunders Chris Eubank Jr Jarrett Hurd Tim Tszyu Paul Malignaggi Humberto Soto Adrien Broner Miguel Berchelt Josh Warrington ​ (Locked In) Pac, Alvarez, Donaire, Crawford, Usyk, Golovkin, Estrada, Chocolatito, Loma, Inoue* (Borderline) Rungvisai, Fury, Joshua, Bivol, and Beterbiev (Honestly he has the best chance here) (Might get in because of Popularity) Wilder Others too young and some might get more wins or losses in the future.

Great feedback! A couple Quick notes: My list of prospective ballot candidates is by no means presented in any kind of order or indended to be complete. I would have no issue adding to it, to include such as: Kosei Tanaka, JAP 13-24. 20-1-0(11) Kazuto Ioka, JAP 09-24. 31-3-1(16) Also, while super Flyweights & mini-Flyweights deserve equal consideration, the Heavyweights, fair or not, are the flagship fighters, bereft of 'little guy skill' and bulky though they may be, and anybody who's ever come close to Wilder's 10 successful title defenses, one of those to unify, is, like it or not; getting in the Hall of fame. Nonito Donaire is a good candidate of course, as feedback indicates here more than once. Also, as an aside; there are still plenty of Pioneer, Old-Timer and Modern catagory fighters, outside of the active or recently active group under discussion here, still deserving induction.

i wouldnt guarantee wilder or joshua, donaire and choco are a must...

wilder is guaranteed but kazuto ioka is not even on a maybe list... how is donaire not guaranteed? nonito's career is better than wilder's, norton's, gatti's, mancini's... 4 division champion for ~10 years, exciting fighter, CLEAN fighter. he must get in.

Close or Getting close: Gervonta Davis Vasyl Lomachenko Shakur Stevenson ; i dont think u can lump those 3 in the same category, loma is right at the end of a great ams career and very good pro career, the other 2 are some way behind at the moment i would say

There is no world in which Chocolatito & Lomachenko are not 1st ballot HOFs. I'd argue Beterbiev & Bivol as well. What are YOUR thoughts on their chances??? Jaron Ennis - 85% Badou Jack - 20% Shawn Porter - 40% Ryan Garcia - 40% Marco Huck - 25% Keith Thurman - 25% Nonito Donaire - 75% Kell Brook - 35% Danny Garcia - 30% Wisaksil Wangek - 40% Amir Khan - 30% William Zepeda Segura - 50% Errol Spence Jr - 45% Mairis Briedis - 45% Jesse Rodriguez - 90% Devin Haney - 70% Juan Francisco Estrada 70% David Lemieux - 0% Andy Ruiz Jr.- 0% Christian Mbilli - 35% Jai Opetaia - 50% George Kambosos Jr - 15% Caleb Plant - 30% Lucas Martin Matthysse - 35% Jermall Charlo - 40% Jermell Charlo - 60% Luke Campbell - 10% Jaime Munguia - 20% Tony Bellew - 15% Robert Guerrero - 5% Demetrius Andrade - 20% Kenshiro Teraji - 70% Ilunga Junior Makabu - 35% Mikey Garcia - 50% Josh Taylor - 45% Sergey Kovalev - 50% Anthony Dirrell - 10% Billy Joe Saunders - 0% Chris Eubank Jr - 10% Jarrett Hurd - 5% Tim Tszyu -35% Paul Malignaggi - 0% Humberto Soto - 0% Adrien Broner - 35% Miguel Berchelt - 10% Josh Warrington​ - 10%

Teo has done nothing, even accounted for the Loma fight where Loma was more effective. Got a hometown decision. Teo loses against Catterall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFVoOLSticA&t=2s

The names that jump out as more likely from your list, in the order you presented are: ​​​​​​ Nonito Donaire (very likely IMO) Wiksasil Wangek/ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Spence because the welterweight division gets extra points from the Western voters Bam Rodriguez (might get in just on the strength of his current resume, but he's very early in his career). Juan Francisco Estrada (very likely IMO) Jermell and Haney maybe. Kovalev and Teraji maybe. I didn't see four division champ Kosei Tanaka on your list either. And weird that you have Chocolatito higher on your list than the two guys who beat him. roman had a much better career than both guys and roman did beat estrada, once officially and got robbed in one of the others, even the first rungvisai fight could have gone either way. people seem to forget romans earlier career where he was beating lots of top guys like: niida, takayama, yaegashi, sosa, viloria. jeff horn beat pacquiao but hes not getting in. estrada should get in for sure but he still doesnt match romans accompishments and in reality hes only 1-2 against roman. rungvisai probably wont get in although he had a great 3 fight run, a run that is better than wilders entire career by far, but he just doesnt have the popularity. you can make an argument you should get in with 2 great wins since lots of guys dont even have 1

teraji has 7 top 5 wins including the #1 guy and wilder has 2 and no one near the top yet wilder is guaranteed? please make it make sense. wilder must be getting that american media spotlight bump because as a fighter he is not close at all. shakur is not close at all. tank is not close at all. they are just popular fighters in the spotlight. that doesnt mean they have accomplished much because they have not. nakatani not close at all. these guys are division hopping but they dont have the quality wins to come close yet. compare tank and his 1 top 5 win over the #5 guy to teraji and his 7 top 5 wins including over the #1 guy. not really a comparison is it? guys that should be in are: donaire, estrada, kovalev, teraji, roman, lomachenko and a bunch of other guys are close like spence, bivol, rungvisai, beterbiev, jesse rodriguez

Moral lesson of the story is you can be inducted by just fighting once a year.

If I was on the committee and had to pick from this list, my three picks for first ballot would be Canelo, Donaire, Usyk

Loma and Chocolatito are guaranteed, Wilder is not. Donaire and Estrada have a good chance I'd say. Donaire a guarantee, but sadly Estrada slips in...HOF needs new customers every year...yupsir...jus da facts, ma'am...:hitit:

Loma and Chocolatito are guaranteed, Wilder is not. Donaire and Estrada have a good chance I'd say.

The names that jump out as more likely from your list, in the order you presented are: ​​​​​​ Nonito Donaire (very likely IMO) Wiksasil Wangek/ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Spence because the welterweight division gets extra points from the Western voters Bam Rodriguez (might get in just on the strength of his current resume, but he's very early in his career). Juan Francisco Estrada (very likely IMO) Jermell and Haney maybe. Kovalev and Teraji maybe. I didn't see four division champ Kosei Tanaka on your list either. And weird that you have Chocolatito higher on your list than the two guys who beat him.