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I can't begin to run the numbers here, but I just intend to open up a discussion. I'll take Roberto Duran for example, him being my favorite.
Well, the Ken Buchannan win was hall of fame worthy imo. So were the Dejesus wins. And then Palomino and then Leonard. The Davey Moore win was impressive, but Moore was never close to HOF. The Hagler fight was so close that I would nearly count it as a win. The Barkley fight was imo because at the time, Barkley had just destroyed Hearns and besides, he looked like a heavyweight versus Duran. It was truly David vs. Goliath and as well as Duran did, I think the knockdown was the only thing that cemented his victory. I also think his first fight with Camacho(clearly a win even though he was robbed) is a HOF win, even though both were past it. After all, Duran was WAY past it at that point. So, in total, I would give Duran 8 HIF performances. Possibly nine counting Cuevas since Duran stayed right in the pocket with him and destroyed him even though Cuevas hit like a wrecking ball.
Another example would be Pacquiao. Of his wins, I'd say the Barrera fights, the Morales wins, the De La Hoya fight, the Hatton fight, the Mosley fight, the Cotto fight, the Bradley wins and the Margarito fight are all HOF worthy performances. That puts him at 11.
How about some other Hall of Famers? How many hall of fame worthy wins did they have? (And it must be wins, unless it was a robbery)
Well, the Ken Buchannan win was hall of fame worthy imo. So were the Dejesus wins. And then Palomino and then Leonard. The Davey Moore win was impressive, but Moore was never close to HOF. The Hagler fight was so close that I would nearly count it as a win. The Barkley fight was imo because at the time, Barkley had just destroyed Hearns and besides, he looked like a heavyweight versus Duran. It was truly David vs. Goliath and as well as Duran did, I think the knockdown was the only thing that cemented his victory. I also think his first fight with Camacho(clearly a win even though he was robbed) is a HOF win, even though both were past it. After all, Duran was WAY past it at that point. So, in total, I would give Duran 8 HIF performances. Possibly nine counting Cuevas since Duran stayed right in the pocket with him and destroyed him even though Cuevas hit like a wrecking ball.
Another example would be Pacquiao. Of his wins, I'd say the Barrera fights, the Morales wins, the De La Hoya fight, the Hatton fight, the Mosley fight, the Cotto fight, the Bradley wins and the Margarito fight are all HOF worthy performances. That puts him at 11.
How about some other Hall of Famers? How many hall of fame worthy wins did they have? (And it must be wins, unless it was a robbery)
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