Comments Thread For: International Boxing Hall of Fame: The Gatti Question

[BabyFaceAssasin]

If Balboa can get in then Gatti should and Prince Naz defo should regardless IMO - he was a great fighter talent wise and really brought money and attention to the small weightclasses.

Maybe they should divide the hall in terms of impact and actual greatness? I don't know - it seems like every famous fighter will be in the HOF

I don't know dethroning Apollo Creed, beating Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago, and Antonio Tarver is a pretty good resume. Balboa deserves to be in. Joe Cortez on the other hand??

[apokalips]

If Balboa can get in then Gatti should and Prince Naz defo should regardless IMO - he was a great fighter talent wise and really brought money and attention to the small weightclasses.

Maybe they should divide the hall in terms of impact and actual greatness? I don't know - it seems like every famous fighter will be in the HOF

[BabyFaceAssasin]

There's no way Gatti should get in. Plain and simple he wasn't one of the greatest. If he gets in so does Emanuel Augustus, Mickey Ward, Jose Luis Castillo etc. HOF should be reserved for the elite that dominated the sport.

[Juniorvt]

**** you ippo you mother****er change your name change your avatar

[ippo]

No,very entertaining fighter.But still doesn't mean he should be in the HOF

[Alx.]

i think he should get in

[Russian Crushin]

The standards for admission to the hockey, football and basketball HOF are notably lower than for baseball.

Yes baseball is the Standerd for what a hof should be

There are actually talks that Jim thome may not make the hof on the first ballet, and the man has like 630 HRs I think

[-EAGLE-]

a great warrior.

[JmH Reborn]

My vote is no because looking at the body of his career, while he did alot, he fell short against not just great fighters like Oscar and Floyd, but lesser fighters, all while in his prime years.

However I do believe there should be a section for notable contributions like memorable fights or something. There is a wing for contributions to boxing, and another wing where we can recognize memorable fights, so people like Ward and Gatti can live on famously for the wars they put in. So while they [he] isn't a hall of fame fighter in his own right, he was involved in a hall of fame fight, which should be recognized. I think something like that can be unique for boxing and help separate it from other HoF standards.

[DeadLikeMe]

Generally for hockey, baseball and basketball it's pretty much reserved for the best of the best.

I would imagine it's the same for football, I don't follow it though.

The standards for admission to the hockey, football and basketball HOF are notably lower than for baseball.