HOF nomination: Joe Calzaghe

[Crease]

Should Joe be inducted in to the Hall of Fame?

Yes or No?

THE COUNT:

YES (3 members)
Fist of legend
BoxBuzz
Armageto



NO (5 members)
Kevo
Gilgamesh
Techno89
Crease
HyacinthusTurnipseed

[Crease]

Joe "Pride of Wales" Calzaghe 29(6)-8(3)-3

Week 1- W8 Peter Manfredo Jr. KO
Week 2- W12 Andre Ward MD
Week 3- L7 Thomas Hearns TKO
Week 4- W12 Nigel Benn UD
Week 5- W10 Anthony Dirrell MD
Week 6- W11 Sugar Ray Leonard TKO (IBF Title Eliminator)
Week 7- W15 Andre Ward II SD (IBF Title)
Week 8- W6 Thomas Hearns II TKO (IBF Title)
Week 9- W15 Steve Collins UD (IBF Title)
Week 10- W15 Michael Nunn SD (IBF Title)
Week 11- L15 Carl Froch UD (IBF Title)
Week 12- W10 Chris Eubank UD
Week 13- L15 Roy Jones Jr. UD (WBA Title)
Week 14- W10 Mads Larsen
Week 15- W10 James Kinchen UD
Week 16- W13 Steve Collins TKO (IBF Title)
Week 17- W8 Frankie Liles TKO (IBF Title)
Week 18- TD3 Andre Ward III
Week 19- W15 Roy Jones Jr. II SD (IBF/WBA/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 20- W15 Steve Collins III UD (IBF/WBA/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 21- W15 Frankie Liles II SD (IBF/WBA/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 22- L15 Johnny Nelson UD (IBF/WBA /LonsdaleTitles)
Week 23- W12 Carl Froch II UD
Week 24- W10 Mikkel Kessler SD
Week 25- W15 Guillermo Jones MD
Week 26- W15 Chong Pal-Pak UD
Week 27- W15 Gerald McClellan UD
Week 28- W15 Steve Collins IV UD
Week 29- L7 Carl Froch III TKO
Week 30- W12 James Toney MD
Week 31- W6 Juan Carlos Gomez TKO
Week 32- W10 Dale Brown UD
Week 33- W12 Sven Ottke UD
Week 34- D15 Evander Holyfield (IBF/WBA/WBO/WBC/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 35- D15 Evander Holyfield II (IBF/WBA/WBO/WBC/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 36- L15 Andre Ward IV MD
Week 37- L15 Roy Jones Jr. III SD
Week 38- W15 Juan Carlos Gomez II MD (IBF/WBA/WBO/WBC/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 39- L10 Sugar Ray Leonard II TKO (IBF/WBA/WBO/WBC/Lonsdale Titles)
Week 40- W12 Steve Collins V UD

- Records up to date, thanks Mr Armageto

[Crease]

Joe Calzaghe:

Accolades:
The original Lonsdale Champion (week 19).
First man to unify titles this season.
Held all four World Titles.


Belts:
x3 time IBF World Champion (week 7- original World Champion, 16 & 38)
x2 time WBA World Champion (weeks 19, 38)
x1 time WBC World Champion (week 38)
x1 time WBO World Champion (week 38)
x2 time Lonsdale Champion (weeks 19, 38)

- Never ranked low enough to contest the minor titles which is undoubtedly a further testament to Joe's legacy

[kevo]

Another excellent fighter, but falls just short of HoF status for me.

[gilgamesh]

If Calzaghe's a Hall of Famer than Froch the man that beat him twice is a Hall of Famer. Since none of you believe Froch is a Hall of Famer, Calzaghe isn't one either.

No

[armageto]

Would like to note week 3 Hearns, Week 29 Froch, and Week 39 Leonard were all fights Joe was leading in by a few rounds then the fights were stopped with a broken hand I believe all three times. Granted it's a loss, but just the oddity of the Sim. 2 losses were by SD or MD. That is 5 out of his 8 losses being debatable.

Super six guys fought:

Holyfield 2 times, 2 draws. Thought he really won one.
Ward 4 times. 2 decision wins, a technical draw, and a decision loss.
Gomez 2 times. A stoppage win and a decision.
Jones 3 times. A decision win and two decision losses, one being close.
Leonard 2 times. A stoppage win and a stoppage loss due to a broken hand, while being up on the cards.

That is 13!!! fights out of his 40, being against the BEST competition. Over a 4th of his season.

[armageto]

If Calzaghe's a Hall of Famer than Froch the man that beat him twice is a Hall of Famer. Since none of you believe Froch is a Hall of Famer, Calzaghe isn't one either.

The act is old now man. Froch avoided the silver six because he knew he couldn't even win that. Calzaghe was boxing his face off and broke his hand. Jirov was manhandling him and got cut. He avoided rematches with both of them.

[Techno89]

Its a no from me

[Crease]

I am slightly swayed by Armageto's above statements. But we at Don Krease Productions always prefer to vote 1 fighter in to the HOF per season, it makes the Hall all the more difficult to get in to.

With that said, we are looking at RJJ & Evander as the top 2 candidates... As such, we won't be voting Joe in on this occasion.

But we do applaud the fantastic season that he has had & the valour that he has shown in fighting the top-tier of competition (as Mr 'Geto already pointed out).

NO (sorry)

[armageto]

I vote no myself, although a great season. However, the only guy we feel should get in this season is Jones.

[gilgamesh]

If Calzaghe's a Hall of Famer than Froch the man that beat him twice is a Hall of Famer. Since none of you believe Froch is a Hall of Famer, Calzaghe isn't one either.

The act is old now man. Froch avoided the silver six because he knew he couldn't even win that. Calzaghe was boxing his face off and broke his hand. Jirov was manhandling him and got cut. He avoided rematches with both of them.

Act? Who's acting? Froch didn't enter the Silver Six because he knew he was Super 6 material.

[HyacinthusTurnipseed]

Close, maybe very close, but a No for me.

[Crease]

There were 10 Managers last season.

6 of us have now voted NO - so even if the rest vote otherwise, the majority rules - so Mr Calzaghe will not be entering The Hall on this occasion.

[Fist of Legend]

yes

[BoxBuzz]

My single vote of yes should catapult him through the stratosphere.

[armageto]

Hell, I'm changing my vote to yes. If Holyfield looks to be getting in, Calzaghe is the same level as him.

[Crease]

The vote is now closed

The majority vote NO

This thread will now be locked.