Comments Thread For: Mayweather, Klitschko, Ward Elected To International Boxing Hall of Fame

[whollisboxing]

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Ward is def a hall of fame boxer. Like I said, I am not knocking his resume.

Cotto is a solid boxer and had a great career.
If Gatti could get into the hall of fame with his not so great career, how in the world Cotto got snubbed?

To wit, Buddy McGirt got in last year, Michael Spinks got in 2018 - is McGirt’s career better than Cotto?

I'm actually shocked that Miguel Cotto didn't get in and I wonder how close he was to the 80% threshold for getting voted in.

[IronDanHamza]

So sad that Toney didn’t make it. This hurts .....

Next year James.

Toney has 0% chance considering who was on the Ballot.

[superchamp]

The fact that both Bee-itchkos got in as 1st ballot HoF inductees and James Toney didn't is a disgrace.

Also, Ward does not deserve to be there before James Toney.

Hall of Shame!!!

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

cong**** to all..well deserved

Agreed. All were shoe ins for the HOF.

[The Big Dunn]

Cotto has to be there 100% wth

Cotto and Toney will make it. Just don’t think they had any chance ahead of Floyd, ward and wlad, which is reasonable.

[Jab jab boom]

Only boxing...Arturo Gatti is a first ballot half of famer but Cotto and Toney aren’t. Complete joke.

[sunny31]

Once you're on the ballot, you stay on it forever until you get voted in.

There's a lot of guys on it - Eubank, Hamed, Froch etc - who have been on it for a while but not voted in

Reducing the retirement threshold from 5 to 3 years means it's a lot tougher for guys who have been on the ballot for ages, to get inducted now.

Cotto will get in definitely at some point, probably next year but to be a first ballot now is a tough race

Hamed is already in the Hall of Fame

[sunny31]

I'm actually shocked that Miguel Cotto didn't get in and I wonder how close he was to the 80% threshold for getting voted in.

Not sure why, Cotto is def not first ballot, he will get in though

[JLC]

Toney has 0% chance considering who was on the Ballot.

Guess so since he didn’t make it. I thought he might grab enough votes. Oh well. I’m glad he doesn’t go in w Floyd that way I don’t have to pay crazy money to go to the induction. Looking forward to next year.

[sunny31]

Toney has 0% chance considering who was on the Ballot.

You couldn't resist...haha

It's true, he will get in eventually though I think