Comments Thread For: International Boxing Hall of Fame: Gennadiy Golovkin, Vernon Forrest and Steve Collins included on 2026 ballot

[The D3vil]

For the younger crowd out there, Vernon Forrest would probably be the equivalent of Boots Ennis, but way better.

Boots beat only one champ (former) in his record and it's Lipinets, a 140 pounder.

Forrest has two wins over a hall of famer against a prime Shane Mosley.

You're on crack if you think that Vernon Forrest is more talented than Boots Ennis.

Nowhere near the speed, quickness, or boxing ability as Boots.

He was not the athlete that Boots is.

Boots only has beaten one champ because most of the champs haven't been willing to fight him.

[El_Mero]

I wish they would add more King Floyd opponents: Zab Judah, Jose Castillo, Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerrero, Marcos Maidana, Andre Berto, Carlos Baldomir. They are all legends.

You and the ginger fanboys have a lot in common

[The D3vil]

GGG's in first ballot

Forrest is borderline.

All those women should get in.

[AllHailKingFloyd]

You and the ginger fanboys have a lot in common

Why? Don't you think they deserve to be in the hall of fame? They are legendary boxers.

[TheProudLunatic]

I wish they would add more King Floyd opponents: Zab Judah, Jose Castillo, Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerrero, Marcos Maidana, Andre Berto, Carlos Baldomir. They are all legends.

From one PBF/May fan to "another", love your sarcasm

[TheProudLunatic]

GGG is very fortunate his MW run was during the MW weakest era.

Take Nelo's name off and who is there

[AllHailKingFloyd]

From one PBF/May fan to "another", love your sarcasm

Come on, they all deserve hall of fame. If Mancini, Gatti, Bradley, GGG and Manny can, why not those names?

Zab is a former undisputed champion
Castillo gave us great fights such as Corrales fight
Ortiz fought everyone at 147
Guerrero won bunch of interim titles and is the only unified interim champion in history
Maidana is arguably one of the greatest Argentinian boxers, beat prime Morales and prime Broner
Andre was a multiple-time welterweight champion and fought everyone, beat Quintana and Zavec which Manny ducked
Tata beat undisputed Zab and fought Alvarez in a war

[TheProudLunatic]

Come on, they all deserve hall of fame. If Mancini, Gatti, Bradley, GGG and Manny can, why not those names?

Maybe the IBHOF has a gatekeeper section ?!?!?

Gatti made it out of respect and being a very entertaining guy. Imagine having to going to war vs every C level guy you fought
If he didn't get murk'd, the best he could have hoped for was be a frivolous Atlantic City HOF.
Boom Boom had a reasonably ok career. Was a name other fighters wanted to have.
Plus, he kilt someone
Pac is an ATG compiler
Bradley is a mystery
GGG is a poor mans Pac. Collected a ton of pitiful names

[AllHailKingFloyd]

Maybe the IBHOF has a gatekeeper section ?!?!?

Gatti made it out of respect and being a very entertaining guy. Imagine having to going to war vs every C level guy you fought
If he didn't get murk'd, the best he could have hoped for was be a frivolous Atlantic City HOF.
Boom Boom had a reasonably ok career. Was a name other fighters wanted to have.
Plus, he kilt someone
Pac is an ATG compiler
Bradley is a mystery
GGG is a poor mans Pac. Collected a ton of pitiful names

Those don't make them any better than the names I had mentioned.

[TheProudLunatic]

Those don't make them any better than the names I had mentioned.

IOW, everyone is a HOFer