if these fighters retired today which ones if any would make the hall of fame

[Taino79]

Cotto is the closest to get there from the 4 but he still has some good fight coming up that will tell if he goes in to the HOF.

[JDezi4]

Well, Cotto still has a shot against guys like Berto, Conelo, and a rematch with Margarito, winnable fights as far as I'm concerned....

If he can win all these fights and then some, he could still slip by

[cleaner147]

LOL at the replays. All of them will get in. someone sooner than the others. simple as that.

[BigStereotype]

Maybe Cotto? He has some excellent wins, specifically over Mosley.

[RIZO24]

Cotto right now, but if Margarito beats him again then I would say the Plaster was bull****tt and margs would be HOF material also!!!!!!

[thebowtod]

if gatti can get in, cotto can get in

[Drunk Punch]

margarito

cotto

judah

pavlik

Margarito's is a cheat, so let's rule him out straight away.

Judah, regaining a belt after ten years and also unifying at WW gives him a shot.

Cotto, for alphabets at the three weights is a solid claim.

Pavlik, didn't do enough to earn a spot.

[Dave Rado]

have you seen the list of hof?

cotto and zab would make if barry mcguigan made it,not dissing barry but come on now,cottto is a three weight champion and has taken on all comers

McGuigan did not make it into the HoF because of what he did in the ring but because of his impact on the sport, which was huge, and quite unique; and in any case, boxers with such weak resumes don't get in any more, however great their impact - they're much stricter about that nowadays. So it's a silly example to give.

There are many three weight paper champions who haven't made it into the HoF. Paper titles don't mean anything. Cotto was only ever ranked #1 in any division for one fight, just prior to the Margarito fight. That's a hell of a short time. And he was never the lineal champion at any weight. Even McGuigan was the lineal Featherweight champion (i.e. he was THE world champion), and he successfully defended his lineal title twice.

Almost all Hall of Famers were considered to be THE champion in at least one weight class at some point in their careers, and were ranked #1 in at least one weight class for a lot more than just one fight.

[Dave Rado]

Cotto beat Foreman for the WBA strap, he was undefeated to top that off. so the vacant title excuses are dead

Foreman was never a top 5 Jr Middleweight. That paper title means absolutely nothing unless Cotto defends against a top Jr Middleweight.

His wins at Welterweight, especially against Mosley, count for infinitely more than his win over a journeyman like Foreman. But he was never the lineal champion at any weight, and has only been ranked #1 in any division for one fight, and I don't think there is any Hall of Famer that you can say that about.

[IronDanHamza]

McGuigan did not make it into the HoF because of what he did in the ring but because of his impact on the sport, which was huge, and quite unique; and in any case, boxers with such weak resumes don't get in any more, however great their impact - they're much stricter about that nowadays. So it's a silly example to give.

There are many three weight paper champions who haven't made it into the HoF. Paper titles don't mean anything. Cotto was only ever ranked #1 in any division for one fight, just prior to the Margarito fight. That's a hell of a short time. And he was never the lineal champion at any weight. Even McGuigan was the lineal Featherweight champion (i.e. he was THE world champion), and he successfully defended his lineal title twice.

Almost all Hall of Famers were considered to be THE champion in at least one weight class at some point in their careers, and were ranked #1 in at least one weight class for a lot more than just one fight.

Not really. The majority of 3 weight world champions have or will be in the HOF eventually.

However that doesn't mean if you do become a 3 weight world champion you automatically should be in the HOF.