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Ambling Alp's "Non-HOFers who beat 2 HOFers" from a few weeks back seemed to spark a lot of interest - so I thought it might be fun to try another HOF question.

This time we're looking for examples of 2 (or more!) non-HOF brothers who both/all fought AT LEAST 3 members of the IBHOF (regardless of category).
Of course not nearly as many as in Ambling's question - but there are still quite a few. How many can you guys name?

Ok, I'll thrown in the 1st pair (it said nowhere that having a HoF brother eliminates the rest of the family) :

Eddie & Jack Zivic

Eddie fought Tony Canzoneri thrice + Freddie Miller, Wesley Ramey & Henry Armstrong
Jack fought Lew Tendler twice + Young Corbett III & Jackie Fields


P.S. While they don't make the list, Donald & Bruce Curry are probably as close as it gets in modern times...

Donald fought Mike McCallum & Terry Norris
Bruce fought Wilfredo Benitez twice + Thomas Hearns

Bruce won't get a 3rd mark though... and Curry is likely to be inducted (if) before any of his next category opposition (Honeyghan, Starling, Nunn)

Ferd & Art Hernandez of Nebraska.

Both fought Sugar Ray Robinson & Nino Benvenuti (Art met Benvenuti twice). Ferd added Luis Rodriguez & Art had a tussle with Emile Griffith.

...and Lazzara bros. of Baltimore aka Vince & Joe Dundee :

Joe fought Lew Tendler, Mickey Walker & Jackie Fields.
Vince fought the same Jackie Fields four times, Teddy Yarosz thrice and also Marcel Thil, Ken Overlin, Lou Brouillard, Freddie Steele & Billy Conn.

Mike & Steve Belloise

Mike fought Baby Arizmendi, Lew Jenkins & Henry Armstrong (Homicide Hank at least thrice)
Steve fought Ken Overlin (2 close defeats in world title fights), Holman Williams & Sugar Ray Robinson

the hattons are in with a shout if canelo ever makes it in

littlepug wrote:the hattons are in with a shout if canelo ever makes it in

How? Canelo will deffo be Matthew's only HoF opponent and even that may be a stretch. Ricky sure fought three (albeit only one currently in).

Petu v.d. Pajm wrote:

littlepug wrote:the hattons are in with a shout if canelo ever makes it in

How? Canelo will deffo be Matthew's only HoF opponent and even that may be a stretch. Ricky sure fought three (albeit only one currently in).

sorry though it was 3 between them, my mistake

littlepug wrote:

Petu v.d. Pajm wrote:

littlepug wrote:the hattons are in with a shout if canelo ever makes it in

How? Canelo will deffo be Matthew's only HoF opponent and even that may be a stretch. Ricky sure fought three (albeit only one currently in).

sorry though it was 3 between them, my mistake

Ricky will have three alone (Tszyu is in, Pretty Boy & Pacquaio will be)...

Bushy Graham & Frankie Garcia (aka Angelo & Francis Geraci)

Bushy fought Frankie Genaro (thrice), Bud Taylor (twice), Tony Canzoneri, Fidel LaBarba (twice), Kid Chocolate, Freddie Miller & Battling Battalino (thrice) scoring a total of three wins in those 13 fights.
Younger brother Francis met Frankie Genaro, Johnny Dundee & Kid Williams (beat Dundee)

Wow, I didn't expect anyone to get Graham/Garcia... great job, Petu!

Then guys whose brotherhood is even mentioned in their ringnames : Jack Twin Sullivan & Mike Twin Sullivan.

Jack has no difficulty with the quota. He fought Philadelphia Jack O'Brien four times (one draw), Kid McCoy, Tommy Burns twice (win and a draw), Stanley Ketchel, Frank Klaus, Billy Papke, Joe Jeannette, Jack Dillon and Battling Levinsky (twice)

Mike makes it "Just" : Joe Gans thrice, Stanley Ketchel, Jack Dillon


P.S. I know that they both have one more HoF member in their record, but let's leave that for later...

ginty wrote:Jimmy bivins fought archie Moore, ezzard Charles and Joe louis beating the first 2

Jimmy Bivins is only 50% of what would make a PAIR of brothers

And he is Hall of Famer himself which also disqualifies him from here...

Did you even read the original question from Bundana???