How many HOFs did Andre Ward beat?

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  • Rip Chudd
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    #11
    Originally posted by TreyShaw

    But non of those fights are considered as exciting as...

    Gatti v Wilson Rodrigues
    Gatti vs Ruelas
    Gatti vs Robinson 1&2
    Gatti vs Ward 1&2&3

    Not even close bro and you know it but I do feel Gatti shouldn’t have been inducted but it’s almost like they took exemption on him. I can almost guarantee Froch will never get in.

    The only Ward opponent getting in is Kovalev but no one wants to mention him because they are discrediting Canelos win over him. Not saying your are but a lot of people have been so they’re kinda stuck right now. Lol
    I'm not saying his fights are as exciting, I'm just saying they are exciting and he was an exciting fighter. I still watch that destruction of Bute till this day (Wilder style). I think he'll get in eventually, we'll see.

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    • TreyShaw
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      #12
      Originally posted by Rip Chudd

      I'm not saying his fights are as exciting, I'm just saying they are exciting and he was an exciting fighter. I still watch that destruction of Bute till this day (Wilder style). I think he'll get in eventually, we'll see.
      Fair enough bro agree to disagree.

      Wasnt trying to call you out just the folks spewing the double standards.

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      • BodyBagz
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        #13
        Any certified ''HOFer'' now are probably on the end of their career and just a name. Not every era has a HOFer worth beating (beating a shot HOFer should NOT be enviable).

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        • RJJ-94-02=GOAT
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          #14
          Kovalev gets in.

          Kessler and Froch maybe, but personally I wouldn’t put them in.

          What HOF’ers should or could be have faced though? It’s not like Ward avoided anybody notable.

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            #15
            Originally posted by Rip Chudd

            Arturo Gatti is in. Froch will get in
            Froch never had the same impact. Gatti-Ward was legendary.

            Most of his best fights are only remembered fondly in the UK. I really enjoyed Froch’s career but he never quite cracked the international market. I think he’ll be in the same situation as Eubank and Benn, on the ballot but unlikely to actually make it in.

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            • BodyBagz
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              #16
              Gatti is in only because he entertainingly went life and death vs opponents most HOFers would kill.
              Him being murderer also had a hand in it.

              If Gatti were alive, I doubt he's a HOFer.

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              • Larry the boss
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                #17
                who is claiming Ward to be an all time great?

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                • RJJ-94-02=GOAT
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by LarryX....
                  who is claiming Ward to be an all time great?
                  I think he is. Ward is a tough fight for anyone in history between 168-175. I think several other greats beat him but he wouldn’t be out of his depth either.

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                  • pesticid
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                    #19
                    I am a fan of Ward but he beat one HOF and that is if Froch gets accepted into the Hall. Canelo beat Mosley, Cotto and GGG. I think Mosley and Cotto get in the HOF.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT

                      I think he is. Ward is a tough fight for anyone in history between 168-175. I think several other greats beat him but he wouldn’t be out of his depth either.
                      Ward's legacy will be cemented if he comes back and beats a Beterbiev or Canelo. His resume is too thin and his best victories against Kessler and Kovalev are very dirty.

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