 Miguel Cotto/Arturo Gatti, Who belongs in the IBHOF 1st |
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 May 3 2012, 08:17 AM
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"The Meanest Nice Guy" Group: Moderators Posts: 9,550 Joined: 11-May 11 From: Wherever Greatness is Bred Member No.: 12,050  |
QUOTE (bMaK @ May 3 2012, 01:31 AM)  but Rocky don't belong in the hall like Willie Beamon don't belong in the NFL Hall of Fame. LMAO! Good one! QUOTE (mgrover @ May 3 2012, 06:31 AM) he'll probably get in for beating washed up legends and holding the PPV record with Mayweather. Sounds like enough to me... |
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May 3 2012, 09:10 AM
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Lightweight Group: Members Posts: 781 Joined: 14-July 11 Member No.: 12,788 |
Getting HOF status seems more about popularity than accomplishments. For example, Marquez is a future HOFer, but was beaten by people like Freddie Norwood and Chris John, but will they be in the HOF? I doubt it. And determining a fighter's career worth of accomplishments can be very subjective.
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May 3 2012, 03:43 PM
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Light Heavyweight Group: Members Posts: 4,189 Joined: 20-May 11 From: killa kali Member No.: 12,336 |
QUOTE (bMaK @ May 3 2012, 01:31 AM) Cotto's the better and more accomplished fighter, hands down. Gatti was exciting and identified with fans because of boxing's old-school culture. His credentials get boosted because he died early. Cotto gets the nod from me and it's not really close. Sly Stallone in the hall is a fuckin joke. Again, it comes back to the dominant, long-running culture of tough-guy, macho Italian cats and how well those movies fit the narrative of the sport's background. I understand the influence and all that punk ass rationalized shit, but Rocky don't belong in the hall like Willie Beamon don't belong in the NFL Hall of Fame. word. |
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