Christy Martin and Bernard Hopkins headline Boxing HOF class

[SlimTrae]

**UPDATE**

https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus...s-to-2021.html


Coronavirus: Canastota’s Boxing Hall of Fame moves this summer’s inductions to 2021
Posted Mar 29, 2020


The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota announced Sunday that this summer’s scheduled induction ceremony has been postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, and the classes of 2020 and 2021 will be enshrined together next summer.

(Hopefully Bernard doesn't get the urge to comeback...thus waiting an additional five years)

I knew Christy martin was being inducted, but didn't know so, too is Lucia Rijker. I have no clue who Barbara Buttrick is, yet she is on it as well.

Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosely, Frank Erne Paddy Ryan, promoters Lou DiBella, Kathy Duva and Dan Goossen and journalists Bernard Fernandez and Thomas Hauser will have to wait till next year.
That might be a bonanza HOF year ---then again it has been so watered down, I wonder if they should actually induct every other year instead,

[SlimTrae]

I've been to 3.

Anyone else been? Tyson & JCC induction was my last time, not sure when that was, 2011?

[Master]

I've been to 3.

Anyone else been? Tyson & JCC induction was my last time, not sure when that was, 2011?

I would love to go one year. I would not care who was going to headline just being there would be historic.

[SlimTrae]

I've been to 3.

Anyone else been? Tyson & JCC induction was my last time, not sure when that was, 2011?

I would love to go one year. I would not care who was going to headline just being there would be historic.

Start saving now & ya may be able to get there next year. It is truly a wonderful event- BUT...some years are sorry. My first trip was nice considering I went to meet up with an entire forum then called Boxingbb...without them it would've sucked- one- Holmes being the star that year played up to him being the dingaling he comes across as.
Even forced to apologize to a fan whom he said- he'd give an autograph for $.

His point was that Canastota makes a lot of money off fighters who go broke...good observation-but piss poor way to get it across. I was at a auction/dinner (costs about $120) I am so glad I did not raise my hand..
I think it was an autograph (to play to Larry's point) signed by Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran...

So lets start the bid, 15, do I hear 15...(so I open my wallet and was like...shit..$15 dollars...what a bargain...I may go up to $30
Then one guy got the bid and the bidder (THEN SAID)...we got 15....15....can we get 16 hundred dollars....

[SlimTrae]

autographed glove that is.


Side note- If cutmemick ever comes back..ask him about his favorite glove...it is a mutha!
Pacman, Barerra, Morales, Marquez &...Beristein!!!!!!!

That mutha….

[SlimTrae]

I got a glove...where each guy got his ass kicked soon afterward...
Chad Dawson, Steve Cunningham, Chazz Witherspoon - they were all undefeated at the time...thought I might have to put the glove in a time capsule to protect it. Today I doubt that glove is worth more than what I paid for, but nice knowing I got it.

[greynotsoold]

I've been to 3.

Anyone else been? Tyson & JCC induction was my last time, not sure when that was, 2011?

Have you ever talked to Rick Glaser?

[SlimTrae]

I've been to 3.

Anyone else been? Tyson & JCC induction was my last time, not sure when that was, 2011?

Have you ever talked to Rick Glaser?

No sir. Talked with many a boxer and the guy that runs the IBHOF, but I can't think of his name. I just remember teasing him at Grazi's pub cause every year he likes to do his karaoke thing there. "Man, You Temptations, Motown-medly- livin in the past mofo...How ya doin!"