Fenster's unable to tell me the best fighter Hamed beat, would anybody else like to?
Fenster's unable to tell me the best fighter Hamed beat, would anybody else like to?
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Would you rather do a top ten instead Fenster?
Waste of talent.
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What does that even mean? Does it apply to just Hamed or to everyone inducted and if it does apply to everyone then why single out Hamed?
One of the highlights of my boxing viewership was watching one of my favourite fighters in Mab beat him up but that does not mean he should not get in the Hall.
The only criteria the Hall has is that there is no criteria. Its been a Hall of mediocrity for years now and along the way it has forgotten about several that should have been inducted but who fall down or off the list as new names are added to the list each year.
Others get in and have gotten in just by winning a strap. Well he had three of them and was the recognized man (lineal champ) at that weight. That more then qualifies based on modern day standards used. Hell Bowe got in right along side him and Gatti recently got in.There are many others in there that do not have the accomplishments that he has.
He also gets big points for putting the featherweight division on the map in his era and increasing the marketability of others then and for years to come. Vasquez made 600 grand against Hamed, by far his biggest payday. This came immediately after he was stripped by the WBA for failing to fight Cermeno which was a Don King screw up. Had he not been stripped, Hamed would have went on to be the first undisputed champion since Saldivar in 1967. As it is he's the first unified one since Vincente. That alone also guarantees him a ticket. And if the Hall's entry was based on competition alone, it would be half empty. I hated the prick but I have no qualms about him getting in.
It means they induct Hamed to invite more Brits and sell more beer and such. This is how they return the budget invested. From what I saw, apparently, sometimes with the budget,, they can induct a washed up legend who is not a money drawer anymore. it is 100% business. They need to pay bills and such.
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I was 9 I think, 1 year for each loss Robinson had before Hamed made it 10.
If a top 1 is too restrictive and a top 10 is obviously too wide, how about a top 5?
Last edited by AdamGB; 12-05-2014 at 02:44 PM.
Not as well as ICB does. He remembers The rumble in the Jungle like it was yesterday.
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So you was 9, Adam. Which makes you around 16 when Naz retired? Nice. What an impact he had on you.
Steve Robinson beat Colin McMillan (ask Scrap about him he was his trainer), Paul Hodkinson (former WBC champ), Duke McKenzie (three division "world" champ) and Freddy Cruz (former "world" title challenger) during his eight fight unbeaten streak as WBO champ.
I thought Robinson was a very good fighter at the time, that had beaten good fighters.
What did you think of him at the time?
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