Should a boring fighter make it into the hall of fame?

[Madison Boxing]

The hall of fame should be a celebration of the sport. People moan about gatti being in there but why not? The guy provided many memorable nights, a true fans favourite. Fighters like hopkins, ward, winky wright have not provided a moments entertainment for anyone in their life really, so why should they be considered to be of 'fame'. Watch wright v hopkins and tell me thats a celebration of the sport... People will say, 'oh its the fighters job to get the win, thats all that matters' well no, the whole point of a spectator sport is for the spectacle to be entertaining, otherwise noone would watch it and noone gets paid. So what do people think? Should fighters who replace the need for general anaesthetic be deserving of a spot in the hall of fame? Or if not reason enough to completely omit someone, should entertainment value at least be a factor when deciding if they should be allowed in?

[nubianpiye]

The hall of fame should be a celebration of the sport. People moan about gatti being in there but why not? The guy provided many memorable nights, a true fans favourite. Fighters like hopkins, ward, winky wright have not provided a moments entertainment for anyone in their life really, so why should they be considered to be of 'fame'. Watch wright v hopkins and tell me thats a celebration of the sport... People will say, 'oh its the fighters job to get the win, thats all that matters' well no, the whole point of a spectator sport is for the spectacle to be entertaining, otherwise noone would watch it and noone gets paid. So what do people think? Should fighters who replace the need for general anaesthetic be deserving of a spot in the hall of fame? Or if not reason enough to completely omit someone, should entertainment value at least be a factor when deciding if they should be allowed in?

You should do everyone a favour and kill yourself.

[Madison Boxing]

You should do everyone a favour and kill yourself.

im guessing you dont agree then? lol

[Jimmy 23]

The hall of fame should be a celebration of the sport. People moan about gatti being in there but why not? The guy provided many memorable nights, a true fans favourite. Fighters like hopkins, ward, winky wright have not provided a moments entertainment for anyone in their life really, so why should they be considered to be of 'fame'. Watch wright v hopkins and tell me thats a celebration of the sport... People will say, 'oh its the fighters job to get the win, thats all that matters' well no, the whole point of a spectator sport is for the spectacle to be entertaining, otherwise noone would watch it and noone gets paid. So what do people think? Should fighters who replace the need for general anaesthetic be deserving of a spot in the hall of fame? Or if not reason enough to completely omit someone, should entertainment value at least be a factor when deciding if they should be allowed in?

go and f#ck yourself

[Sadiqkingofko]

It has nothing to do with being a boring or non boring fighter, it's who you beat and that's it

[DAVID READ]

Have you watched Hopkins v Trinidad?. Can you really tell me Hophins wasn't entertaining in that fight? Also loved the clinic he put on against Pavlik and Tarver. A boxing genius and deserved Hall of Famer.

[Elroy The Great]

yes, highly successful boxers should be enshrined.....(except for john the garbage man ruiz).

[Mike D]

Absolutely "boring" fighters should make it into the Hall. Entertaining, fan friendly fighters are great but at the end of the day, the bottom line and name of the game is to win. Period.

Take a pro athlete from another sport for example -- Tim Duncan. Dude was one of the most "boring" players of his era according to many, but he'll also go down as one of the most accomplished power forwards in the history of that sport. Oh and along the way he happened to pick up five championship rings.

And not to mention, "boring" is subjective. One man's boring is another's entertaining.

I know a lot of people around here who view super technicians like Rigondeaux and Lomachenko as "boring". But to me they're mesmerizing in their ability, as Max Kellerman eloquently put it, to "swim without getting wet".

[Elroy The Great]

The hall of fame should be a celebration of the sport. People moan about gatti being in there but why not? The guy provided many memorable nights, a true fans favourite.

gatti went to hell and back vs C LEVEL SCRUBS. if he werent murkd, he wouldnt be a hof'er. i cant think of a LEGITIMATE PRIME top guy he beat.

[sunny31]

The hall of fame should be a celebration of the sport. People moan about gatti being in there but why not? The guy provided many memorable nights, a true fans favourite. Fighters like hopkins, ward, winky wright have not provided a moments entertainment for anyone in their life really, so why should they be considered to be of 'fame'. Watch wright v hopkins and tell me thats a celebration of the sport... People will say, 'oh its the fighters job to get the win, thats all that matters' well no, the whole point of a spectator sport is for the spectacle to be entertaining, otherwise noone would watch it and noone gets paid. So what do people think? Should fighters who replace the need for general anaesthetic be deserving of a spot in the hall of fame? Or if not reason enough to completely omit someone, should entertainment value at least be a factor when deciding if they should be allowed in?

First off - drop the act.

Secondly - you are generalising in the examples you gave. Those fighters have plenty of entertaining fights, wins, knockouts. Have you ever watched Bernard Hopkins vs Glenn Johnson? Hopkins beat him from pillar to post, and stopped him, the only man to do so I believe.

Thirdly - IN ANY SPORT, defensive genius is admired and revered. Defence in all sports is an art, you might not appreciate it, but it has to be respected, and the difficulty of achieving it to a high level HAS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. Some of the greatest sportsman/teams have been founded on a great defensive base, and have been ultimately very defensive teams/individuals.

Not only to you sound like a Noob to boxing, but sports in general. You spout off here all the time, and you are extremely outspoken for someone who knows so little. It comes across as obnoxious and very ignorant, and the really infuriating part is that these people are actively forced to educate you because you literally won't go away or tone it down.