Comments Thread For: Hall of Fame: Rafael Marquez, Yes; Ricky Hatton, No

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My old man says the same thing. Calling a spade a spade, we know that Chavez didn't pass on intergrity to his children.

Thank God for Frankie Randell

[BoxingIsGreat]

You are right and I still wondering why Gatti is in there. Hatton is better than him any day of the week. Let's be honest. Cotto is going in whether we like it or not.

Because Gatti was famous, not because of his skills. So was Hatton. That's why I don't take this HOF crap that seriously.

[Rigpig]

My old man says the same thing. Calling a spade a spade, we know that Chavez didn't pass on intergrity to his children.

I believe it. You just can’t inflict that much damage that fast. I remember watching legendary nights on hbo and they said Taylor was pissing blood after the fight. I mean if he really hit that hard he would’ve been more of a one punch KO kinda fighter.

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Taylor should had used defense in that last round. Loaded gloves or not. Idk man I never liked Chavez. Now this kinda making me bad. That fight ruined his career.

[G22]

I think a stoppage win over Kostya Tszyu is a better win than anything Rafael Marquez has achieved so I'm not sure what the criteria of HOF is

[RomanReigns]

Hatton is a hall of famer.

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Because Gatti was famous, not because of his skills. So was Hatton. That's why I don't take this HOF crap that seriously.

Gatti is not even a household name like that. You can make a case on the east coast Micky Ward is more famous because of the Mark Walburge / Christian Bale movie. Fat Dan made this huge campaign about Gatti and he got voted in. That was a shame he was only big in jersey and he was a sub par brawler. What's next we going to vote in David Lemeiux Cuz he's big in Canada and has some ko reels? It's a damn joke.

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Hall of fame isn't and shouldn't be entirely based on list of achievement in boxing.
For example, Gatti didn't have a stellar record but he did reach people way beyond hardcore fans, his career borne life long interest in boxing to those who would never have been brought into the clique.
Same goes for Hatton.
Some people bring an excitement to boxing which many better equipped fighters can never do. Why, I don't know, but it's a fact.

[cameltoe]

lmao, US owns boxing. Go look at any top 50 p4p list. Majority is US boxers.
Its a fact.

Ok, you asked. And you seemed confident.

Here’s The Ring Cruiserweight current P4P rankings. The US has one fighter, at no.8 in the list. What a display of American dominance....


C. ALEKSANDR USYK
RING, IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO
COUNTRY: UKRAINE
15-0-0 (11 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 159

1.Mairis Briedis
COUNTRY: LATVIA
24-1-0 (18 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 138

2.Murat Gassiev
COUNTRY: RUSSIA
26-1-0 (19 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 101

3.Denis Lebedev
COUNTRY: RUSSIA
31-2-0 (23 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 455

4.Yunier Dorticos
COUNTRY: CUBA
22-1-0 (21 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 57

5.Krzysztof Glowacki
COUNTRY: POLAND
30-1-0 (19 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 166

6.Maksim Vlasov
COUNTRY: RUSSIA
42-2-0 (25 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 54

7.Kevin Lerena
COUNTRY: SOUTH AFRICA
21-1-0 (9 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 51

8. Andrew Tabiti
COUNTRY: U.S.
16-0-0 (13 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 55

9.Ilunga Makabu
COUNTRY: CONGO
22-2-0 (21 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 275

10. Constantin Bejenaru
COUNTRY: MOLDOVA
13-0-0 (3 KOS)
WEEKS ON LIST: 11

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Meldrick Taylor was an amazing talent. I sometimes wonder if JCC had plaster in his wraps. The amount of damage he inflicted is unreal. Reminds me of Cotto vs Margacheato but worse.

You are suggesting that an all time great fighter famous for his punching power may have used illegal wraps with no proof what so ever. The rules of pro boxing are a boxer must wrap his hands in front of a member of the boxing commission and a member of his opponent's team. Then the gloves are marked and sealed. This makes it nearly impossible to cheat if these rules are followed. A heavy handed boxer like Chavez or Margarito who lands a large number of head punches can do tremendous damage without help from illegal wraps. Margarito was caught by these rules before the Mosley fight. There is no proof Margarito used illegal wraps before the Mosley fight. Only assumptions.