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

[sunny31]

I think cotto can still, he needs to beat mayorga, win a rematch against margarito. Then one other big win at 154, or a better performance against pac in a rematch. He has accomplished a lot 3-weight world champion, very good resume...no easy feat.

[project xxx1]

Cotto comes the closest IMO, but I don't think any of them are HOF.

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

[sunny31]

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 two weight champion and has taken on all comers

3 weight champion

[project xxx1]

3 weight champion

i know mate,went back and changed it

[Iceta Lives]

How many world titles has Cotto won?

You mean ones that weren't vacant? Lol. Cotto to his credit should get the nod over Judah if it came down to it between those two though. As for the actual answer to the thread. None should make it.

[Steak]

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

fact of the matter is that Cotto has never once been a real lineal champ in any division hes fought in. not to mention pretty much all of the titles he won were vacant ones, right? and this is the day and age where there are 4 titles minimum per weight class(add in the stinking silver belt and interim and super garbage...blah). I like Cotto, but people overrate the crap out of him sometimes.

McGuigan was a good fighter anyway, he beat LaPorte and Pedroza...but mostly got in because of his popularity. he was flat out famous in Ireland. when he fought the Catholics and Protestants stopped killing each other. I seriously doubt Cotto has that kind of popularity.

[danny711]

Maybe Judah.

[Gutz]

Cotto....

[project xxx1]

fact of the matter is that Cotto has never once been a real lineal champ in any division hes fought in. not to mention pretty much all of the titles he won were vacant ones, right? and this is the day and age where there are 4 titles minimum per weight class(add in the stinking silver belt and interim and super garbage...blah). I like Cotto, but people overrate the crap out of him sometimes.

McGuigan was a good fighter anyway, he beat LaPorte and Pedroza...but mostly got in because of his popularity. he was flat out famous in Ireland. when he fought the Catholics and Protestants stopped killing each other. I seriously doubt Cotto has that kind of popularity.

fair enough but lets be honest,cotto has won world titles in 3 different weight classes,imo he's done enough to get in

im a fan of barry so i don't want to sound like im knocking him but they are inducting people on achievements in boxing then,barry is in so should cotto,just my opinion

[IronDanHamza]

fair enough but lets be honest,cotto has won world titles in 3 different weight classes,imo he's done enough to get in

im a fan of barry so i don't want to sound like im knocking him but they are inducting people on achievements in boxing then,barry is in so should cotto,just my opinion

It looks good on paper. But is it good enough?

In those 3 weight classes not once has been considered the best in the world here. All 3 are paper titles.

Roger Mayweather fought across 4 divisions and was a title holder in 3 of them. Hell, Roger Mayweather was the Lineal Champion at 130 for a spell. He also took on all comers, tougher fights than Cotto has taken on.

And he is flat out not a HOF'er. Atleast for his boxing career alone anyway.

My point is the title '3 division champ' isn't always enough.

And I don't believe what Cotto has achieved is enough.