Out of all active/current fighters (or recently retired or semi-retired in the case of the last 4), I'd say the following are 100% locks for the HOF: Canelo Bud Usyk Fury Inoue Loma Donaire Rigo Chocolatito Golovkin The following three arent 100% locks, but I'm confident they'll get in: Bivol Beterbiev Spence Then you got these three frauds who I wish wouldnt fuckin make it, but unfortunately I think that they will based on popularity: AJ Wilder Tank Then you got these guys, who may or may not make it depending on how the remainder of there careers play out, but all they at least have a shot if they play their cards right: Benavidez Shakur Bam Rodriguez Teofimo Finally, the following guys I do not think will make it, despite the fact that it was once a possibility for them. Their careers were just too disappointing to make it: The Charlo sisters Danny Garcia Mikey Garcia Others? Thoughts?
I wonder if Lara will get in. I lean toward yes he will make it one day. He'd be a lock if the judges had scored his two biggest fights correctly.
While REED Certainly Doesn't Disagree w/Your Locks, He DOES Wonder if Rigondeaux Will SUFFER From the Same Intangible Qualities That Got Arturo Gatti Inducted, By Comparison... REED Thinks Spence Needs to Win a Title @ '54 to SEAL His HOF Chances...That Bud Loss was BAD and Leaves a Sour Taste...If Bud is the Final Fight/Lasting Image Spence Wants in the Minds of HOF Voters, REED Doubts the Homey Gets In... REED
Boxing's Always Had a Soft Spot for CHARACTERS, and Paz Fits that Bill... Paz May Have Been the 1st Prominent Italian-American Fighter of the Post-Rocky Era, Which CANNOT Be Undervalued... Swaggy Action Fighter, Handful of Memorable Fights...The Image of Paz Training w/a Fucking HALO is One that Always Made REED Somewhat Proud to be a Boxing Fan...Had a Motion Picture Dedicated to His Life (Which Again, CANNOT Be Undervalued)... Was Paz Great? Obviously NOT..."Deserving" HOF'er? Nope....But Paz Did JUST Enough & Was in the Midst of Greatness JUST Enough Times to Where REED Ain't Mad @ his HOF Inclusion... Just as You Have to Mention the Biz Markie's and ODB's in Hip Hop Circles, You Can't Leave the Paz's OUT, as it Pertains to Boxing...Vinny Paz Flavor Flav'ed His Way Into the Boxing HOF.... REED
Agree with all this. I also think Juan Francisco Estrada, Mairis Breidis, Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes will get in at some point.
Lara won't ever come close of going in imo. Arguably one of the best fighter of his generation but basically an unknown to mainstream fans, thin resume and lacks even a single defining win (Austin Trout or old Dany Garcia would be his best win). I d say Mayorga has better chances
