Is Antonio Tarver a Hall of Famer???

Even if he doesn't win another fight in his career? He's basically made his name off his colossal upset victory of Roy Jones. He is also the two time light heavyweight Champ, and has a decent resume.

I think he is a borderline HOF, maybe not first ballot, but he will get the vote basically on his 2 victories over Roy alone.

What y'all think?

 

nah

nah

 

Not for me, but I suppose he might very well get in, as you say, on the basis that he was the first man to KO Jones Jr :dunno:

 

Maybe he can cement his place with his few remaining fights.

 

No chance.


Look at the guys who came before him

Conn
Charles
Conteh
Franklin
Bob Foster
Stribling
Spinks
Fitzsimmons

Thats rarefied company, and getting beat by Jones, Hopkins and Harding is not the way to get into that line of company.

 

Of course not! There is no chance he gets in even if the standards have dropped.

Tarver was an ok champion nothing more. FAr from a hall of famer.

 

He doesn't really deserve to be in the HOF (at least, not once he got whupped by Hopkins)... but given the level of fighters that have been allowed in the Hall lately (Lew Jenkins?????), he probably will get in eventually.

 

NO....HELL NO...

 

imo he needs to do more before he can - don't forget - he's still active and has some serious equity and can attract some big matches - depends how he does in those

 

Fuck no.

 

He has a solid chance for no other reason than he was the first guy to smash the shit out of Jones.

 

so fuck a whole carrerer, you beat one guy and your in? Christ! :eeeek:

 

Didn't say he deserved it but the truth is he has a great shot of getting in. He beat some solid contenders at 175 and then smashed Jones.

 

He also lost to Jones who was fighting on fumes that night. ::

 

Probably not, but it's not as if the HOF has high standards anyway.

 

hell no. Beating shot all time greats does not make you an all time great. Might as well put Uriah Grant and Omar Eduardo Gonzalez in if Tarver gets in.

 

Roy was coming off of the best win of his career when the series with Tarver began.
And he was shot.
Hmmm.

 

Most IMPORTANT Win, but Certainly NOT His "Best"...


REED:nono:

 

Shot Jones ::

Boxing fans are just too predictable.

 

Bingo.

 

It's arguable, of course.

For me, since it's the only fight I picked against Roy (up to that point), I consider it (Ruiz) to be his best. In retrospect, the juiced up Toney/Ruiz fight really hurts it, I admit.

 

It would be a travesty if Tarver ends up in the hall of fame.

 

Alright Donny, what do you say?!

 

Braddock is in based on beating Baer

Norton is in based on beating Ali

Randy Turpin is in based on beating Robinson

Jess Willard is in based on beating Jack Johnson


Tarver is also not a one and done guy like Buster Douglas, Leon Spinks or Primo Carnera, so yeah............he has a pretty good shot of getting in eventually.

 

Franklin - one of my favorite fighters of all time but he had a very short prime and has almost half as many losses as wins.

Conteh - ehhhhh

Stribling - Never won a title of any kind and only fought white guys

 

hopefully they dont drug test else tarver has no shot at all

 

Exactly. :bears:

 

Haters even more... a SHOT Jones beat Tarver in that fight, by the way. :tease: