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Black_Jesus
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Adrien Broner confirmed to be a future member of the HOF now, being that Hector Camacho just made it in
If he made it.....we making it
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Camacho has wins over first ballot HOFamers... Broner doesn't(yet)
Camacho has victories over washed up HOFers.....Im sure AB can find a washed up HOFer or 2 to beat before it's all said and done.
But Camacho isn't the only reason Im saying AB is in. Lupe Pintor and Hilario Zapata was inducted as well
This "class" is the weakest I can remember and if it's gonna be like this? AB is a lock because of the fact he's done something only 14 other people have done in Boxing history and was the youngest of all them to accomplish it
That's gonna play a major role in inducting him to the Hall or not, because all 14 before him are HOFers....they would have to really disregard that to keep him out. Plus Gatti is in and AB's resume >>> his
#AboutBillions
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Straight fire, I miss this AND I want a new boxing game
yall still play? I sold my 360/games way back, but lately I been feenin for a top notch boxing game,its one of the main reasons I havent copped a new console yet..been waitingBeen thinking of copping a cheap ps3/360 and just this game lol... unless it becomes backwards compatible for the Xbox One.
i was thinking about buying a ps3 or 360 for cheap too.. i would need the 360 to be modded tho so i would never have to buy another game..just play burned ones
heres a ps3 for 100 bucks
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim 320GB System (Refurbished) $100 + Free Shipping
Facing eroding credibility, boxing HOF voting process must be overhauled
2016 Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Lupe Pintor celebrates his 1980 victory over Johnny Owen in Los Angeles
The boxing Hall of Fame announced its latest class on Wednesday, and if there is one takeaway from Hector Camacho, Lupe Pintor and Hilario Zapata being inducted next June, it’s this: The Hall of Fame voting process needs a significant overhaul. Members of the Boxing Writers Association of America vote for the nominees in the “Modern” category; full disclosure, I’m one of them. There is no minimum number of votes needed to be elected. It’s not like baseball and hockey, which require 75%. It’s not like the NFL, where each entrant needs a minimum of 80%, or basketball, which needs yay votes from 18 of the 24 members of a committee.
Every year, the boxing Hall of Fame elects three new members, regardless of the qualifications of the class.
If you think that’s a little ridiculous, well, you should.
Why do they do it? It’s not difficult to figure out. The IBHOF is in Canastota, a sleepy town in upstate New York. Induction week is a big deal up there. There’s a parade and events in which fighters, past and present, all participate. It generates revenue and attention for a Hall that lacks the stature of one representing the mainstream sports. If the Hall starts setting minimum thresholds that lead to years in which no fighters are inducted, well, that’s bad for business.
But it needs to set thresholds. Camacho was a fun fighter with a granite chin and a handful of quality wins on his resume, but he shouldn’t be a Hall of Famer. Pintor is a former bantamweight and junior featherweight titleholder with a 5–4 record against world champs and current Hallmembers. He’s not a Hall of Famer. Zapata is a former junior flyweight and flyweight champion. He’s not a Hall of Famer either.
The IBHOF doesn’t reveal voting results, but if it did, I’d bet a lot of voters would agree with me. I’d bet they would say the same of this year’s class, which was headlined by Riddikk Bowe, Ray Mancini and Prince Naseem Hamed. Force-feeding fighters who lack Hall-of-Fame credentials not only waters down the talent, it makes the Hall look ridiculous.
So, too, does limiting the number of inductees to three. Consider this: Next year could be the last year for Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones and Miguel Cotto. Per the current rules, one will not get in. Camacho will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Pacquiao, Hopkins, Jones or Cotto will not.
The voting is only going to get uglier. Name a fighter whose career began this century who is a lock for the Hall of Fame? Cotto? That’s one. Andre Ward? If his career ended today, he’s borderline. Gennady Golovkin, Saul Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev are trending in that direction, but they are not sure things. Today’s fighters are more motivated in protecting a glossy record than facing the toughest challenges. If that doesn’t change—as long as shadowy advisor Al Haymon controls a large chunk of the talent, it won’t—Hall ballots will soon be filled with laughable candidates.
The Hall has a choice: Continue this way, throw a good party each June and watch its credibility erode yearly. Or make the necessary changes that will elevate it into the elite club that it should be.
Voting process for boxing HOF in need of overhaul
In 2025 when the Hall of Fame Inductees are Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, and Keith Thurman
2016 Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Lupe Pintor celebrates his 1980 victory over Johnny Owen in Los Angeles
The boxing Hall of Fame announced its latest class on Wednesday, and if there is one takeaway from Hector Camacho, Lupe Pintor and Hilario Zapata being inducted next June, it’s this: The Hall of Fame voting process needs a significant overhaul. Members of the Boxing Writers Association of America vote for the nominees in the “Modern” category; full disclosure, I’m one of them. There is no minimum number of votes needed to be elected. It’s not like baseball and hockey, which require 75%. It’s not like the NFL, where each entrant needs a minimum of 80%, or basketball, which needs yay votes from 18 of the 24 members of a committee.
Every year, the boxing Hall of Fame elects three new members, regardless of the qualifications of the class.
If you think that’s a little ridiculous, well, you should.
Why do they do it? It’s not difficult to figure out. The IBHOF is in Canastota, a sleepy town in upstate New York. Induction week is a big deal up there. There’s a parade and events in which fighters, past and present, all participate. It generates revenue and attention for a Hall that lacks the stature of one representing the mainstream sports. If the Hall starts setting minimum thresholds that lead to years in which no fighters are inducted, well, that’s bad for business.
But it needs to set thresholds. Camacho was a fun fighter with a granite chin and a handful of quality wins on his resume, but he shouldn’t be a Hall of Famer. Pintor is a former bantamweight and junior featherweight titleholder with a 5–4 record against world champs and current Hallmembers. He’s not a Hall of Famer. Zapata is a former junior flyweight and flyweight champion. He’s not a Hall of Famer either.
The IBHOF doesn’t reveal voting results, but if it did, I’d bet a lot of voters would agree with me. I’d bet they would say the same of this year’s class, which was headlined by Riddikk Bowe, Ray Mancini and Prince Naseem Hamed. Force-feeding fighters who lack Hall-of-Fame credentials not only waters down the talent, it makes the Hall look ridiculous.
So, too, does limiting the number of inductees to three. Consider this: Next year could be the last year for Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones and Miguel Cotto. Per the current rules, one will not get in. Camacho will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Pacquiao, Hopkins, Jones or Cotto will not.
The voting is only going to get uglier. Name a fighter whose career began this century who is a lock for the Hall of Fame? Cotto? That’s one. Andre Ward? If his career ended today, he’s borderline. Gennady Golovkin, Saul Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev are trending in that direction, but they are not sure things. Today’s fighters are more motivated in protecting a glossy record than facing the toughest challenges. If that doesn’t change—as long as shadowy advisor Al Haymon controls a large chunk of the talent, it won’t—Hall ballots will soon be filled with laughable candidates.
The Hall has a choice: Continue this way, throw a good party each June and watch its credibility erode yearly. Or make the necessary changes that will elevate it into the elite club that it should be.
Voting process for boxing HOF in need of overhaul
In 2025 when the Hall of Fame Inductees are Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, and Keith Thurman
my man Julian Jackson will never get into the HOF
i like when other ppl can see things i do when i comes to today's boxing
Your wife is going to let you see live boxing on your anniversary breh?Manny Pacquiao's last fight
Nah but seriously, my Wedding Anniversary is April 10th, so I plan to be there from April 7th-11th.
Piff Huxtable
Delaney 2020,2024,2028...
thank god guys like Holyfield, MAB, Morales and Vitali will bei HOF eligible in the next 2 years
Yep...she's into it. I got her totally hooked breh
She's excited to see all the people in Vegas, wants to cop 2 tickets as soon as the fight is officially announced, and even wants to go to the weigh-ins
She's a keeper
She even has a favorite prospect.....Oscar Rivas
shyt hamed was retired since 2002 and it took him 13 years to get into the HOF..they need a overhaul on who goes in..there's no way the man with the GOAT one hitter quitter should be walking around not enshrined
Piff Huxtable
Delaney 2020,2024,2028...
i always fukked with Prince Nas but let's be real hereshyt hamed was retired since 2002 and it took him 13 years to get into the HOF..they need a overhaul on who goes in..there's no way the man with the GOAT one hitter quitter should be walking around not enshrined
his career was too short and his best win was either Kevin Kelly, Tom Johnson or Wilfredo Vazquez
the one time he fought an ATG he ended up face first in the turnbuckle
Crawford is out the running for Pacquiao @hyperman25
at The Maid Of Honor refusing a fight against Crawford @Amare's Right Hook @patscorpio @mr. smoke weed @((ReFleX))Provodnikov's a clown too
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ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Crawford is out the running for Pacquiao @hyperman25
Matthysse doesn't want to be great.....
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Axum Ezana
Driving in the fast lane
Crawford is out the running for Pacquiao @hyperman25
Provodnikov's a clown too
oh shyt
