Boxrec Hall of Fame Ballot (August 2008)
Posted: 01 Aug 2008, 10:03
It's time for another Hall of Fame Election. The deadline for submitting a ballot is Noon CDT on August 15, 2008. I will total the ballots shortly after that.
A brief summary of the rules:
-A voter can vote for up to 25 names. (If you vote for more than 25, your entire ballot doesn't count.)
-A fighter's last fight has to be before August 15, 1998 to be eligible.
-You can change your vote. Your last vote before the deadline will be the one counted.
-Candidates who are named on atleast 75% of the ballots are elected. If no fighters receive enough votes, the fighter(s) with the most will be elected.
Go to the Boxrec Hall of Fame Sticky (p.2) for more complete rules.
To vote, just list your selections on this thread. (Don't put them on the Hall of Fame Sticky or any other thread.)
It would be appreciated if you list your selections in alphabetical order.
It's a good idea to check every name that other voters have on their ballot. You may find someone that you overlooked.
So far there had a been a good variety of fighters from different era's, There has been decent representation of different weight classes, styles, etc. Hopefully that will continue.
Fighters already elected: Muhammad Ali,Lou Ambers,Henry Armstrong,Abe Attell,Carmen Basilio,Wilfred Benitez,Nino Benvenuti,Panama Al Brown,Charlie Burley,Tony Canzoneri,Marcel Cerdan,Ezzard Charles,Kid Chocolate, Billy Conn,Les Darcey,Jack Dempsey,"Nonpariel" Jack Dempsey,George Foreman,Bob Fitzsimmons,Tiger Flowers,Bob Foster,Joe Frazier,Khaosai Galaxy,Joe Gans,Kid Gavilan,Wilfredo Gomez,Harry Greb,Emile Griffith,Marvin Hagler,James Jeffries,Harold Johnson,Jack Johnson,Eder Jofre,Stanley Ketchel,Jake LaMotta,Sam Langford,Benny Leonard,Ray Leonard,Sonny Liston,Duilio Loi,Tommy Loughran,Joe Louis,Rocky Marciano,Mike McCallum,Jimmy McLarnin,Packey McFarland,Terry McGovern,Carlos Monzon,Archie Moore,Jose Napoles,Rueben Olivares,Carlos Ortiz,Wille Pep,Pascual Perez,Ray Robinson,Barney Ross,Tommy Ryan,Sandy Saddler,Salvador Sanchez,Michael Spinks,Dick Tiger,Gene Tunney,Barbadoes Joe Walcott,Mickey Walker,Jimmy Wilde,Ike Williams, and Carlos Zarate.
There will be another thread that will be called a "Discussion Thread". On it you can express opinions regarding the Boxrec Hall of Fame. It will be a good opportunity for you to champion the cause of particular fighters that you feel should make it or shouldn't. That should be a lot fun.
That thread will be for Discussion only. Voting must be on this thread.
Also, voters are encouraged to name one fighter on their ballot that they consider the most worth and briefly why. You don't have to do this to vote. However, it may help the cause of that fighter.
Lets have fun everyone!
To get things started, here is my ballot:
Sammy Angott
Joe Brown
Jack Britton
Miguel Canto
George Dixon
Flash Elorde
Gene Fullmer
Joey Giardello
Beau Jack
Johnny Kilbane
Ted Kid Lewis
Nicolino Locche
Sammy Mandell
Lloyd Marshall
Kid McCoy
Bob Montgomery
Manuel Ortiz
Eusebio Pedroza
Aaron Pryor
Sugar Ramos
Luis Rodriguez
Vincente Saldivar
John L. Sullivan
Freddie Welsh
Holman Williams
I am choosing Vincente Saldivar as the fighter that is the most worthy. I feel that he was one of the Top 5 featherweights of Alltime. He had only 3 losses and none were embarrassing. He also had several wins over very good opponents.
A brief summary of the rules:
-A voter can vote for up to 25 names. (If you vote for more than 25, your entire ballot doesn't count.)
-A fighter's last fight has to be before August 15, 1998 to be eligible.
-You can change your vote. Your last vote before the deadline will be the one counted.
-Candidates who are named on atleast 75% of the ballots are elected. If no fighters receive enough votes, the fighter(s) with the most will be elected.
Go to the Boxrec Hall of Fame Sticky (p.2) for more complete rules.
To vote, just list your selections on this thread. (Don't put them on the Hall of Fame Sticky or any other thread.)
It would be appreciated if you list your selections in alphabetical order.
It's a good idea to check every name that other voters have on their ballot. You may find someone that you overlooked.
So far there had a been a good variety of fighters from different era's, There has been decent representation of different weight classes, styles, etc. Hopefully that will continue.
Fighters already elected: Muhammad Ali,Lou Ambers,Henry Armstrong,Abe Attell,Carmen Basilio,Wilfred Benitez,Nino Benvenuti,Panama Al Brown,Charlie Burley,Tony Canzoneri,Marcel Cerdan,Ezzard Charles,Kid Chocolate, Billy Conn,Les Darcey,Jack Dempsey,"Nonpariel" Jack Dempsey,George Foreman,Bob Fitzsimmons,Tiger Flowers,Bob Foster,Joe Frazier,Khaosai Galaxy,Joe Gans,Kid Gavilan,Wilfredo Gomez,Harry Greb,Emile Griffith,Marvin Hagler,James Jeffries,Harold Johnson,Jack Johnson,Eder Jofre,Stanley Ketchel,Jake LaMotta,Sam Langford,Benny Leonard,Ray Leonard,Sonny Liston,Duilio Loi,Tommy Loughran,Joe Louis,Rocky Marciano,Mike McCallum,Jimmy McLarnin,Packey McFarland,Terry McGovern,Carlos Monzon,Archie Moore,Jose Napoles,Rueben Olivares,Carlos Ortiz,Wille Pep,Pascual Perez,Ray Robinson,Barney Ross,Tommy Ryan,Sandy Saddler,Salvador Sanchez,Michael Spinks,Dick Tiger,Gene Tunney,Barbadoes Joe Walcott,Mickey Walker,Jimmy Wilde,Ike Williams, and Carlos Zarate.
There will be another thread that will be called a "Discussion Thread". On it you can express opinions regarding the Boxrec Hall of Fame. It will be a good opportunity for you to champion the cause of particular fighters that you feel should make it or shouldn't. That should be a lot fun.
That thread will be for Discussion only. Voting must be on this thread.
Also, voters are encouraged to name one fighter on their ballot that they consider the most worth and briefly why. You don't have to do this to vote. However, it may help the cause of that fighter.
Lets have fun everyone!
To get things started, here is my ballot:
Sammy Angott
Joe Brown
Jack Britton
Miguel Canto
George Dixon
Flash Elorde
Gene Fullmer
Joey Giardello
Beau Jack
Johnny Kilbane
Ted Kid Lewis
Nicolino Locche
Sammy Mandell
Lloyd Marshall
Kid McCoy
Bob Montgomery
Manuel Ortiz
Eusebio Pedroza
Aaron Pryor
Sugar Ramos
Luis Rodriguez
Vincente Saldivar
John L. Sullivan
Freddie Welsh
Holman Williams
I am choosing Vincente Saldivar as the fighter that is the most worthy. I feel that he was one of the Top 5 featherweights of Alltime. He had only 3 losses and none were embarrassing. He also had several wins over very good opponents.
