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HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 11:22
by Crease
Bob Fitzsimmons (Managed BigJuicyHog)
Accolades:
Finished the season with five of the six belts.
Prizefighter Series 1 Champion.
Unified Honours:
Unified Five of the titles. (Week 35)
Individual Titles:
x1 time WBC Champion (Week 35)
x1 time WBA Champion (Week 35)
x1 time WBO Champion (Week 35)
x1 time IBO Champion (Week 35)
x1 time WTF Champion (Week 34)
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 11:25
by Crease
BigJuicyHog wrote:"Blacksmith" Bob Fitzsimmons 23(13)-11(2)-3
Week1: L TKO8 Tiger Jack Fox
Week2: D10 Ezzard Charles
Week3: L MD Billy Conn
Week4: W MD Harry Matthews
Week5: TKO5 Otis Griffin
Week6: D 10 Joe Choynski
Week7: Tko2 Bobby Czyz
Week8: L TKO 9 Michael Spinks
Week9: TKO 9 Victor Galindez
Week10: W UD Jack Root
Week10: W UD Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Week10: W SD Sam Langford (wins Prizefighter)
Week 11: L SD Ezzard Charles (WBC title shot)
Week12: KO 7 Tiger Jack Fox
Week13: L SD Archie Moore
Week14: TKO8 Richard Hall
Week15: W UD Fabrice Tiozzo
Week16: L SD Tommy Loughran
Week17: W UD Matthew Saad Muhammed
Week18: W TKO10 Julio Gonzalez
Week19: L UD Luis De Valle
Week20: W TKO1 Alejandro Berrio
Week21: W TKO8 Harry Greb (MDT round 1)
Week22: L SD Stanley Ketchel (MDT round 1)
Week23: W KO3 Jack Root (MDT round 1)
Week24: W KO1 Matthew Saad Muhammed (MDT round 2)
Week25: L SD Bob Foster (MDT Quarters)
Week26: W TKO4 Michael Moorer
Week27: W SD Tommy Gibbons
Week28: L UD Jimmy Bivins (Londsdale title)
Week29: D 12 Michael Spinks
Week30: W MD12 Jack Dillon
Week31: W KO4 Roy Jones Jr.
Week32: L SD Sam Langford (WBA and WBC title)
Week33: TKO6 Serge Bollivard
Week34: W SD 15 Harry Greb (WTF title)
Week35: W UD Sam Langford (Wins Unified WBC, WBA, WBO, IBO & WTF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLES)
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 11:26
by Crease
YES..................................................................NO
Bigjuicyhog......................................................Crease
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Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 11:31
by Crease
NO.
Fitz has been a bit of a cinderella story, struggling throughout the season then achieving spectacular glory at the end of it.
However, I'm saying no because for me a HOFer has to do better than just have two very good consecutive weeks, in which he gathers a bundle of titles. We have seen this "coming out of nowhere" story before with Joe Frazier in the Heavyweight season - but to quote myself from the post LHW season discussion thread:
Crease wrote:p4p1 wrote:He has benefited immensely from the super 6 taking place.
It always happens though, doesn't it? Every season someone thrives whilst all the top guys are battling each other.
Back in the Heavyweight season it was Joe Frazier who went on a great winning run to become the Undisputed Champion at seasons end.
And in the real life Super Six - it could be said that Lucian Bute was the true victor, because he spent two years beating up on second rate contenders like Brian Magee, Jesse Brinkley and Jean Paul Mendy.
Fitzsimmons only did well because all the top six were tied up into fighting each other... And for me, it's just not enough.
The HOF has to be about finding and honouring the best, not inducting guys who have had fortunate streaks near the end of the season.
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 12:49
by gilgamesh
No.
Like you I just don't think his overall body of work for the Season is Hall of Fame worthy. He most definitely ended on a high note though, and his manager can take pride in that.
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 17:53
by Techno89
NO
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 19:58
by HomicideHenry
He went 0-1-1 against Charles.... one the very few men to have a draw with Charles... the other two? Gibbons and Loughran...
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 20:50
by armageto
I vote no, a nice season, but not HOF....
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 23:07
by BigJuicyHog
Fitz didnt do quite enough to get in....but im going to vote yes for him anyways so he doesnt get shut out.
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 23:37
by BoxBuzz
Gibbons never beat Fitz.......
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 23:39
by NazNaci1
Done well and better than I thought but not quite enough.
Re: HOF Nomination: Bob Fitzsimmons
Posted: 22 Feb 2014, 12:48
by Crease
Official Result: NO