The man ain't face one top ten welter, people so scared of swift they rather bloviate imaginary fights that wont happen
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This is Swifts last chance, you better hope your mans comes to fight and not true to edge out rounds
Bigblackted4
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So Shawn says he wants to fight Terrance but Terrance says this lol hmmmmmm
Hopkins, Marquez Among Loaded First-Time Hall of Fame Ballot Entries
By Jake Donovan
Published On Tue Oct 1, 2019, 04:15 PM EDT
Bernard Hopkins and Juan Manuel Marquez were almost always going to be voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on the first try, no matter the voting criteria.
The biggest difference is they could be joined by a much larger class given the new voting criteria.
The aforementioned former champions are among a dynamite dozen of Hall of Fame-eligible boxers added to this year’s voting ballot. The crowded field comes as a result of several changes to the voting criteria, including modern-day participants now only having to wait three years into retirement to make their way to the ballot as opposed to the previous rule of a minimum five-year waiting period.
Hopkins and Marquez were going to be eligible for this year’s ballot even before the rule change. The amendment has sped up the process for—among others—Timothy Bradley and Shane Mosley, who under previous practice would not have been eligible for another two years.
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The list of this year’s male boxer additions to the voting ballot are (in alphabetical order):
- Jorge Arce (Mexico), former four-division titlist and lineal junior flyweight champion;
- Timothy Bradley Jr. (USA), former two-division titlist;
- Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), former long-reigning junior featherweight titlist;
- Joel Casamayor (Cuba), former junior lightweight titlist and lineal lightweight champion;
- Diego Corrales (USA), former junior lightweight titlist and lineal lightweight champion;
- Carl Froch (England), former super middleweight titlist;
- Bernard Hopkins (USA), former lineal middleweight and light heavyweight champion;
- Sergio Martinez (Argentina), former lineal middleweight champion;
- Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), former featherweight. junior lightweight and junior welterweight titlist and former lineal lightweight champion;
- Shane Mosley (USA), former lightweight titlist and lineal welterweight and junior middleweight champion;
- Antonio Tarver (USA), former light heavyweight titlist;
- Israel Vazquez (Mexico), former lineal junior featherweight champion
Whereas in past years only the top three vote getters would gain enshrinement, the HOF brass finally caught up with the rest of the sports world and altered the criteria. Boxers will now be elected into the Hall of Fame on the basis of earning 80% or more of the total votes. The rule change also eliminates the cap on the number of elected athletes per voting class.
The extended number of first-time eligible participants also comes from this year’s rule changes. Previously, three (3) boxers at a time were added to the ballot since past athletes were permitted to remain under voting consideration for an indefinite period. Under this year’s amended rules, participants will only remain on the ballot for up to 10 years before being dropped. Any boxer who is removed following that period can gain re-entry upon consideration after a one-year absence.
Despite the expansion of first-time entries, there still remain several notable omissions. Among them are: Japan’s former two-division titlist Hozumi Hasegawa, whose last fight was in 2016; Mexico’s former lineal lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo, who owns wins over Casamayor and Corrales, and whose last fight was in 2014; and Japan’s former junior lightweight titlist Takashi Uchiyama (last fight 2016), who made 11 successful defenses and spent most of the first half of the decade as the best 130-pound boxer in the world.
For the first time since the Hall of Fame was formed in 1990, there exists a separate category to elect eligible female boxing participants. Because of the time gap, two categories have been created to honor the past great participants: Modern-Day (last bout no earlier than 1989) and Trailblazer (last bout no later than 1988).
The first batch of female participants eligible for Hall of Fame consideration are: Laila Ali, Sumya Anani, Regina Halmich, Holly Holm, Susi Kentikian, Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker, Jisselle Salandy, Mary Jo Sanders, Laura Serrano, Ana Maria Torres and Anne Wolfe.
Despite the new category, the females will be held to a modification of the old voting standards: voters can choose up to three (3) participants, with the top two (2) vote getters to join the Class of 2020.
Voters have until Oct. 31 to return ballots back to the HOF committee. The final election results will be announced in the first week of December. The Hall of Fame induction weekend—which will mark the 30th anniversary—will take place June 11-14 on HOF grounds in Canastota, New York.
interesting they changed the criteria (the bolded who i think should go in no question askjed)
- Jorge Arce (Mexico), former four-division titlist and lineal junior flyweight champion;
- Timothy Bradley Jr. (USA), former two-division titlist;
- Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), former long-reigning junior featherweight titlist;
- Joel Casamayor (Cuba), former junior lightweight titlist and lineal lightweight champion;
- Diego Corrales (USA), former junior lightweight titlist and lineal lightweight champion;
- Carl Froch (England), former super middleweight titlist;
- Bernard Hopkins (USA), former lineal middleweight and light heavyweight champion;
- Sergio Martinez (Argentina), former lineal middleweight champion;
- Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), former featherweight. junior lightweight and junior welterweight titlist and former lineal lightweight champion;
- Shane Mosley (USA), former lightweight titlist and lineal welterweight and junior middleweight champion;
- Antonio Tarver (USA), former light heavyweight titlist;
- Israel Vazquez (Mexico), former lineal junior featherweight champion
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Hearn Asks WBC To Order David Benavidez vs. Callum Smith
By Boxing Clever
Published On Tue Oct 1, 2019, 02:09 PM EDT
Eddie Hearn, promoter for WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith, has made a request to the World Boxing Council - asking the sanctioning body to order a mandatory fight with WBC world champion David Benavidez.
Smith, who at one point was the mandatory challenger, decided to take part in World Boxing Super Series tournament. He won the entire tournament with a knockout of George Groves in the series final in 2018.
As part of that tournament, he captured the WBC's Diamond title at 160-pounds - which gives him a crack at the title.
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Smith is back in the ring on November 23rd, when he faces mandatory challenger John Ryder.
Benavidez reclaimed the WBC world title last weekend, when he stopped Anthony Dirrell at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Another potential fight for Smith is a unification with WBO world champion Billy Joe Saunders, who is also promoted by Hearn's Matchroom Sport.
"Callum Smith, in 2020, is looking at all the career-defining fights," said Hearn to Sky Sports. "Obviously we've got Billy Joe Saunders now with Matchroom on Sky and that's a unification fight that could be made quite easily.
"You've got David Benavidez, which is a fight we've written to the WBC, and requested them to order now. So 2020 is going to be great, but as we know in boxing anything can happen and [there is] full focus on him for the 23rd [of November], but certainly 2020, leads to massive fights for Callum Smith."
Smith (26-0, 19 KOS) was in action earlier this year, when he demolished former champion Hassan N'Dam in three rounds on the undercard to Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz, which took place on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
I'm not holdin my breath, Benavidez is Mexican(-American) and a Haymon fighter, WBC probably won't order it but if it would happen that would be a great fight. Smith beats Benavidez imo
It was def time...salute sugar John
Molina upsetting lundy, bey, and provodnikov was good shyt plus him giving king Lucas all that he could handle in a godly slugfest
Bigblackted4
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Not so sure about that, can Callum take a punch
Yeah he hasn't put down yet to my knowledge but benavidez has
football players..sometimes these cats never learn lol
im saying..thats a long illness haha
Hmmmm..a big healthy professional in camp boxer gets Ill huh??