Should Diego Corrales Be In Boxing Hall Of Fame?

[GoogleMe]

Of course he should. His fights were epic. And resume wise, he's actually above quite a few of those guys already introduced.

[DiegoFuego]

Biggest Corrales fan on the board here. Guys like Chico and Gatti do not belong in the Hall of Fame. You have to draw the line somewhere and just being exciting doesn't cut it. They were very good but not all time great fighters.

[cleaner147]

OK everybody who says he is not worthy for one of the hall of fames is a ****in moron, ****** and **** in one. fak ya

RIP my boxing hero Chico

[NinjaMan!]

First of all I have no qualms in saying that Chico is my favourite fighter of all time, Its sad that neither the World Boxing Hall of Fame or the International Boxing Hall of Fame have shown any interest in inducting him. He fought everyone and anyone, Never pulled a no-mas and was always able to dig very deep and win the fight. For me he is the ultimate boxing hero that was robbed by Gary Shaw and some members of his family.

Out of all the opponents that have fought Mayweather the one that had the best chance to beat him and would have beat him if the fight contined was Chico. I agree that Mayweather won most if not all of the first 10 rounds but Chico was waiting for Floyd to punch himself out and then when Floyd was on the ropes tired he would get the knockout.

Chicos step dad stopped the fight very prematurely and the referee probably just wanted to go home quicker and so found the perfect excuse to end the fight. There was a conspiracy in Chicos step-dad, Bob Arum and Gary Shaw to have Chico loose that fight by stopping it before Chico caught up to Mayweather for the knockout.

For those of you who dont know Chicos style he was a slugger, So what annoys me no end is how they stopped the Mayweather-Corrales fight in the 10th round but in Castilo-Corrales we all seen what Chico was going to do to Mayweather if the fight continued. He turned the fight around in probably the most memorable round in recent boxing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZaiGJgbsw

That was Corrales, Thats what would have happened to Mayweather if the fight continued and he was atleast allowed to end the 10th round

Instead Chico got robbed against Mayweather.

Anyway thats all in the past, Chico is dead im sure Shaw, Bob Arum and all the haters are happy, But he should be in the boxing hall of fame!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6KG149F2hE&feature=fvw

I would have to say yeah seeing as he won the fight of the century. Maybe the greatest fight of all time.

[jrosales13]

I would have to say yeah seeing as he won the fight of the century.

How could he win fight of the century. When the century is only 10 years old?

[Vito Corleone]

Out of all the opponents that have fought Mayweather the one that had the best chance to beat him and would have beat him if the fight contined was Chico. I agree that Mayweather won most if not all of the first 10 rounds but Chico was waiting for Floyd to punch himself out and then when Floyd was on the ropes tired he would get the knockout.

Chicos step dad stopped the fight very prematurely and the referee probably just wanted to go home quicker and so found the perfect excuse to end the fight. There was a conspiracy in Chicos step-dad, Bob Arum and Gary Shaw to have Chico loose that fight by stopping it before Chico caught up to Mayweather for the knockout.

For those of you who dont know Chicos style he was a slugger, So what annoys me no end is how they stopped the Mayweather-Corrales fight in the 10th round but in Castilo-Corrales we all seen what Chico was going to do to Mayweather if the fight continued. He turned the fight around in probably the most memorable round in recent boxing.
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Sir, I do not respect your boxing opinions.

[Hard Boiled]

Sir, I do not respect your boxing opinions.

You have a right to your opinions, But Chico was going to knock Mayweather out in the championship rounds, Just like he KO Castillo. Its just that there was a conspiracy so that Chico lost the fight, Bob Arum, Gary Shaw and Chicos step-dad were involved in match fixing.

[jrosales13]

You have a right to your opinions, But Chico was going to knock Mayweather out in the championship rounds, Just like he KO Castillo. Its just that there was a conspiracy so that Chico lost the fight, Bob Arum, Gary Shaw and Chicos step-dad were involved in match fixing.

You can not honestly believe that.

[jrosales13]

when it's all said and done

Paul Williams
Miguel Cotto
Antonio Margarito
Jermain Taylor
Kelly Pavlik
Antonio Tarver
Carl Froch

(just to name a few) have better careers than Corrales. Should we let all of those guys in as well? Sorry to sound like a d1ck but the boxing HOF needs to have the same prestige as other sports. While you can't take guys that are already there out (due to them not deserving to be their in the first place).

I think boxing should take steps from here on out to make it to where only the best of the best get in, and not a guy who only has 3 nice wins.

Yes it seems like it is too easy to get in the HOF. I mean Sven Ottke received a vote last year. How doesn't that happen?

[oc9979]

Great fighter, true warrior. Had it all - fast, strong, could box, good jab, great on the inside, heart and "never-say-die attitude", never ducked anybody and the fact that he had a stint in prison and still came back and became World Champ emphasises his determination and dedication.

One of the most entertaining fighters ever. He was a 3-weight world champion who had great fights, most notably against JLC, Casamayor and Acelino Freitas who were some of the greatest Lightweights of their generation in their respective primes.

So yes, he deserves to be in the HoF, though he is not an ATG.

I think he is a 2 weight world class