Future HOF Ballots

Ok, I stole this list from the Bad Left Hook blog. It details the likely candidates for future HOF ballots and I've predicted who'll make the cut (and who won't) in brackets. What do you think?
 
Next year looks so poor, it seems likely that modern candidates who have been overlooked in previous years might be in with a shout, so who gets in from the list below? Hamed? Curry? Pintor?
 
Class of 2014 
 
Oscar De La Hoya (In)
Felix Trinidad (In)
Riddick Bowe (No)
Joe Calzaghe (In)
Vernon Forrest (No)
Michael Moorer (No)
 
Class of 2015 
 
Chris Byrd (No)
Julio Cesar Vasquez (No)
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (No)
Vassiliy Jirov (No)
Artur Grigorian (No)
 
Class of 2016 
 
Hector Camacho Sr (Yes)
Veeraphol Sahaprom (No)
Israel Vazquez (Yes)
Edwin Valero (No)
 
Class of 2017 
 
Evander Holyfield (Yes)
Marco Antonio Barrera (Yes)
Johnny Tapia (Yes)
Joel Casamayor (Yes)
Antonio Margarito (No)
 
Class of 2018 
 
Ronald (Winky) Wright (Yes)
Paul Williams (No)
Ricky Hatton (No)
Ivan Calderon (No)
Toshiaki Nishioka (No)
Kelly Pavlik (No)
 
Modern Candidates Lost in the Shuffle, Pre-2013 (first year of eligibility in parenthesis)
 
• Al Hostak (1990)
• Alberto Davila (1994)
• Alfonso Zamora (1990)
• Alphonse Halimi (1990)
• Armando Muniz (1990)
• Benny Goldberg (1990)
• Bert Gilroy (1990)
• Betulio Gonzalez (1994)
• *California Jackie Wilson (1990)
• Ceferino Garcia (1990)
• *Chris Eubank (2004)
• Clarence Henry (1990)
• Cleveland Williams (1990)
• Cornelius Boza Edwards (1993)
• Dariusz Michalczewski (2011)
• Dave Sands (1990)
• David Schultz Moore (1990)
• Del Flanagan (1990)
• Denny Moyer (1990)
• Don Jordan (1990)
• Donald Curry (2003)
• Eddie Booker (1990)
• Efren Torres (1990)
• Ernesto Marcel (1990)
• Ernie Terrell (1990)
• Esteban De Jesus (1990)
• Fabela Chavez (1990)
• Freddie Mills (1990)
• Gaspar Ortega (1990)
• Genaro Hernandez (2004)
• Georgie Abrams (1990)
• Gerald McClellan (2001)
• Glen Flanagan (1990)
• Greg Haugen (2005)
• Gus Lesnevich (1990)
• Gustave Roth (1990)
• Harry Jeffra (1990)
• Hiroyuki Ebihara (1990)
• Horacio Accavallo (1990)
• *Ike Quartey (2012)
• Jackie Graves (1990)
• Jackie Wilson (1990)
• Jerry Quarry (1998)
• Jesus Pimentel (1990)
• Jimmy Carruthers (1990)
• Johnny Bratton (1990)
• Johnny Famechon (1990)
• Johnny Gonsalves (1990)
• Johnny Saxton (1990)
• Joey Archer (1990)
• Joey Giambra (1990)
• Jose Beccera (1990)
• Jose Legra (1990)
• Jose Luis Ramirez (1996)
• Juan Zurita (1990)
• Julian Jackson (2004)
• Ken Overlin (1990)
• Kenny Lane (1991)
• Kid Azteca (1990)
• Kid Tunero (1990)
• Lauro Salas (1990)
• *Leo Gamez (2011)
• Lionel Rose (1990)
• Lou Nova (1990)
• Lou Salica (1990)
• Lupe Pintor (2001)
• Mando Ramos (1990)
• Marty Servo (1990)
• Marvin Johnson (1993)
• Masao Oba (1990)
• Melio Bettina (1990)
• Miguel Lora (1999)
• Naseem Hamed (2008)
• Paul Pender (1990)
• Pete Scalzo (1990)
• Peter Kane (1990)
• Phil Terranova (1990)
• Pone Kingpetch (1990)
• Rafael Herrera (1992)
• Ralph Dupas (1990)
• Raul Macias (1990)
• Ray Lunny (1990)
• Ray Mancini (1998)
• Rinty Monaghan (1990)
• Richie Lemos (1990)
• *Rodolfo Casanova (1990)
• Rodolfo Gonzalez (1990)
• Samuel Serrano (2003)
• Santos Benigno Laciar (1996)
• Sean O'Grady (1990)
• Sven Ottke (2010)
• Tiger Jack Fox (1990)
• Tippy Larkin (1990)
• Tommy Farr (1990)
• Tony DeMarco (1990)
• Tony Olivera (1990)
• Wilfredo Vazquez Sr (2008)
• Yaqui Lopez (1990)
• Yoko Gushiken (1990)
• Yoshio Shirai (1990)

Hatton should be in, Hamed, Curry and Pintor looking at some of the names in there now..

Grandpa would want Pender in there...

If Curry doesn't get in next year, he never will. I have a sneaking suspicion Hamed will make it.

The p4p number 1 when Hagler,Holmes,Duran and Camacho were fighting isn't in..

Mcguigan and Zaragoza are..

You couldn't make it up..

Maybe next year's a chance for the voters to RIGHT a few wrongs.
 
Mind you, some of those eligible to vote weren't even in nappies when Curry was doing his thing so it's little wonder.

hazharrison wrote:Maybe next year's a chance for the voters to write a few wrongs.

Tend to agree with this, next years lot of first time eligibles seem a grim lot and I tend to agree with the no all have against their names. Would seem the ideal time to make room for Naz and Curry. Also from a purely selfish perspective I am planning a trip to the Hall of Fame weekend over the next couple of years. Would dearly love to be there if and when Naz gets the nod.

As most of us agree the HOF do not get too much right, however Ottke's continued exclusion gives me a warm feeling inside. Long may it continue.

Agree if hamed doesn't get in this year he never will. Well not unless they widen the doors at canastota.

The list for 2015 is truly shocking and deserves a straight run of no thank you's.

Any new posters should check out the v2 hall of fame with its strictly boxing related, and tough, entry criteria.

Rowley bringing Ottke up hasn't given me a warm feeling inside...

Rowley wrote:As most of us agree the HOF do not get too much right, however Ottke's continued exclusion gives me a warm feeling inside. Long may it continue.

When did joe calzaghe become a hall of fame fighter? Would he have been a first ballot approved fighter if he hadn't of fought Hopkins? Would Kessler have been enough? Probably a thought for a different thread. Might be interesting to look at when fighters went from world class to hall of fame.

Has there ever been a year no one has got in?

Jim, personally think the Hopkins win probably tipped him into a first ballot guy. Obviously five years after retirement before you are eligible and given Bernard has spent a good bulk of that period making younger fighters look daft the win has really matured with age.

VC, am guessing but don't think so, which is one of the issues with the hall, in a poor year they either vote in guys who have missed previously, or guys who would not have a cat in hells chance in a stronger year.

Named, Curry and Nunn all served sentences a few years ago when it wasn't cool maybe that is the problem..

Liston took an age to get in...

HOF used to be for good boys

Calzaghe was a genuine two-weight world champion at super middle and light heavyweight (as in "the man" at both weights). That's pretty worthy stuff.

I don't agree with all this genuine crap....

It's longevity and opposition...

Bollox to the linear garbage..

GGG is the man at 160 for me now

You don't agree with the fact Calzaghe proved he was the best man at two weights?

Cotto is the champion (the man who beat the man). Golovkin looks the best fighter (ala Spinks and Tyson back in the day).

He didn't...

Didn't fight the best at 168..

But great fighter none the less..

All this genuine crap and fighters like Breland, Pedroza, and Norris were never champs..

and that's just silly..

Calzaghe beat Lacy and Kessler when they were both ranked 1 and 2 at the weight.

Pedroza WAS considered the lineal champ.

It would appears the hof view Eubank, Collins and Benn as little more than big fish swimming in a very small pound for a WBO belt that had yet to gain any real currency.

I think only Eubank made the ballot.

I would have had benn over eubank personally but its just a personal preference

hazharrison wrote:Calzaghe beat Lacy and Kessler when they were both ranked 1 and 2 at the weight.

Pedroza WAS considered the lineal champ.

Even worse then...The great Sal Sanchez wasn't a genuine champ..