Vitali Klitschko Ibhof?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Certainly. He is among the longest reigning HW champs in history and was very dominant.

Dominant at what? He played second fiddle to his little brother for most of his career.

[Ravens Fan]

They let Gatti and Mancini in so anything is possible.

[IronDanHamza]

Boarderline for me. But he will get in.

Very good fighter, very poor resume.

Wlad is a definite lock though.

[Yogi007]

It doesn't matter. The BHOF is nothing more then a joke anyway. There are a lot of people in there that are way less deserving them him.

[low blows]

Boarderline for me. But he will get in.

Very good fighter, very poor resume.

Wlad is a definite lock though.

If the hall had the standards of baseball or football he might wait a while. But with the standards that keep on getting lower and lower he is a sure fire first ballot hall of fame member. Letting in Mancini who only made a few splintered title defenses and lost(courageously) all of his big fights is crazy. Plus somebody like Iran Barkley isn't in yet and he had big wins before he became a journeyman late in his career.

[bojangles1987]

I think Vitali was the better fighter than Wlad, but he didn't do that much in his career from a HOF viewpoint. His resume really sucks for the acclaim his fans give him.

[yoz]

Based on his resume? No.

As another poster has said, Vitali's career 'highlight' was a loss. That said, he was unlucky with injuries and was messed around on more than one occasion by prospective opponents (Haye, Rahman).

[BostonGuy]

* convicted drugs cheat (1996)

* beat 5 guys who were in the top 10 when they fought

* beat Sam Peter after a 4 year hiatus

* ducked Rahman

* 14 championship fights

* best win Corrie Sanders

* only lost due to injury and giving up

* never lost more than 3 rounds by any judges scorecard

* gave Lennox Lewis one of his tougher fights

What do you think?

1st ballot?

You're misrepresenting the facts. He never tested positive in his pro boxing career

[Dr.Eisenfaust]

* convicted drugs cheat (1996)

* beat 5 guys who were in the top 10 when they fought

* beat Sam Peter after a 4 year hiatus

* ducked Rahman

* 14 championship fights

* best win Corrie Sanders

* only lost due to injury and giving up

* never lost more than 3 rounds by any judges scorecard

* gave Lennox Lewis one of his tougher fights

What do you think?

1st ballot?

Man, you should go easy on those supplements...

[BattlingNelson]

You're misrepresenting the facts. He never tested positive in his pro boxing career

That and the fact that this was the first bit to be mentioned shows the agenda of the TS. Also Vitali ducking Rahman.