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worthy of induction into the IBHOF ?

No

No, but then again I don’t think several guys in
the HOF should be there. Linares had great talent and potential but his chin failed him at key moments. I thought he was beating Loma fairly handily when he got KO’d, for instance

giacomino wrote: ↑17 Oct 2025, 08:28 No, but then again I don’t think several guys in
the HOF should be there. Linares had great talent and potential but his chin failed him at key moments. I thought he was beating Loma fairly handily when he got KO’d, for instance

There's definitely guys in that shouldn't be in, but I don't think that should be criteria to let in others that don't belong.

For a while there they would induct anyone that became Heavyweight Champion no matter how brief their reign.

Linares was a good fighter, to me he'd be comparable to the likes of say Joel Casamayor, but I think Casamayor was a little better than him.

Neither is in the Hall of Fame though in my opinion. Still both quality Champions though certainly.