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Originally posted by Big Dunn View Postthats almost like asking why duran got in and not kirkland laing (rip) who defeated him.
It's plurality voting (meaning you don't need to have 80% of the vote or whatever; just need to be one of the three highest). That makes name rec important in years without an obvious vote. That favors who the pool saw more of.
Tunney cares about this for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't mean he isn't right that there is something wrong with this particular voting outcome. Actually working on something on this issue already
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Call me grumpy, but I feel that the bar for inshrinement (sp?) should be raised.
Furtermore, as implied by Freedom, this doesn't seem like the INTERNATONAL BHOF as it seems easier for fighters who was regularly on US télévision has an easier path.
Cliff could you weigh in here?
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Originally posted by BattlingNelson View PostCall me grumpy, but I feel that the bar for inshrinement (sp?) should be raised.
Furtermore, as implied by Freedom, this doesn't seem like the INTERNATONAL BHOF as it seems easier for fighters who was regularly on US télévision has an easier path.
Cliff could you weigh in here?
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Originally posted by crold1 View PostNo, it's really not. If Hill deserved to be in, so did Dariusz. I don't think either was a first ballot guy, but Hill going in and not Dariusz says a LOT about the overwhelming U.S. voting bias in the HOF pool. NOT because he beat Hill, but because he did that, held the same unified titles, and had the same gaudy title numbers against similar comp.
It's plurality voting (meaning you don't need to have 80% of the vote or whatever; just need to be one of the three highest). That makes name rec important in years without an obvious vote. That favors who the pool saw more of.
Tunney cares about this for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't mean he isn't right that there is something wrong with this particular voting outcome. Actually working on something on this issue already
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Originally posted by Big Dunn View PostI'm sorry but Dariusz is the equivalent to me of Dave Kingman. Up until Kingman retired everyone with 450 HR's got into the baseball HOF. Kingman never led the league (i believe) and also has no where near the complete resume as the other 450 HR hitters at the time.
Tunney has a very valid point on this and it is a strong case of inherent U.S. bias on face.
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