Hall of Fame 2010 ballot: who would you vote for?

[The Hammer]

The voters can pick up to 10 boxers, but only the top 3 will be inducted.

Who would you choose?

First Time Nominees:

1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Kostya Tszyu
3. Mike Tyson


Return Nominees:

4. Horacio Acavallo
5. Georgie Abrams
6. Joey Archer
7. Jose Becerra
8. Johnny Bratton
9. Jimmy Carruthers
10. Donald Curry
11. Hiroyuki Ebihara
12. Tommy Farr
13. Tiger Jack Fox
14. Ceferino Garcia
15. Betulio Gonzalez
16. Yoko Gushiken
17. Naseem Hamed
18. Carlos Hernandez
19. Harry Jeffra
20. Rafael Herrera
21. Al Hostak
22. Peter Kane
23. Cocoa Kid
24. Pone Kingpetch
25. Tippy Larkin
26. Santos Laciar
27. Jose Legra
28. Miguel Lora
29. Raul Macias
30. Ernesto Marcel
31. Freddie Mills
32. Rinty Monaghan
33. Masao Ohba
34. Sven Ottke
35. Ken Overlin
36. Gustave Roth
37. Lou Salica
38. Dave Sands
39. Petey Scalzo
40, Samuel Serrano
41. Yoshio Shirai
42. Kid Tunero
43. Wilfredo Vazquez
44. Myung Woo Yuh
45. Hilario Zapata

photo of Dan Rafael's ballot:

[Obama]

Here's 10 guys that need to get in eventually....maybe not the first 10, but eventually they need to get in. Could sub 5 out and add 5 more easy.

Julio Cesar Chavez
Mike Tyson
Lucia Rijker
Cocoa Kid
Julian Jackson
Esteban De Jesús
Donald Curry
Kostya Tszyu
Georgie Abrams
Pascual Perez


Pretty sad how the people in bold aren't return nominees. Sadder the one italicized gets overlooked for being a woman.

[NChristo]

Pissed Eddie Booker isn't there.

I'd vote for Cocoa Kid, Julio Chavez, Tyson, Kostya, Dave Sands, Tiger Jack Fox, Donald Curry, Johnny Bratton, Abrams, Hilario Zapata and Vasquez.

[1SILVA]

The voters can pick up to 10 boxers, but only the top 3 will be inducted.

Who would you choose?

First Time Nominees:

1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Kostya Tszyu
3. Mike Tyson


Return Nominees:

4. Horacio Acavallo
5. Georgie Abrams
6. Joey Archer
7. Jose Becerra
8. Johnny Bratton
9. Jimmy Carruthers
10. Donald Curry
11. Hiroyuki Ebihara
12. Tommy Farr
13. Tiger Jack Fox
14. Ceferino Garcia
15. Betulio Gonzalez
16. Yoko Gushiken
17. Naseem Hamed
18. Carlos Hernandez
19. Harry Jeffra
20. Rafael Herrera
21. Al Hostak
22. Peter Kane
23. Cocoa Kid
24. Pone Kingpetch
25. Tippy Larkin
26. Santos Laciar
27. Jose Legra
28. Miguel Lora
29. Raul Macias
30. Ernesto Marcel
31. Freddie Mills
32. Rinty Monaghan
33. Masao Ohba
34. Sven Ottke
35. Ken Overlin
36. Gustave Roth
37. Lou Salica
38. Dave Sands
39. Petey Scalzo
40, Samuel Serrano
41. Yoshio Shirai
42. Kid Tunero
43. Wilfredo Vazquez
44. Myung Woo Yuh
45. Hilario Zapata

photo of Dan Rafael's ballot:

Excellent post.

My 10
Donald Curry
Julio Cesar Chavez
Hilario Zapata
Kostya Tszyu
Ernesto Marcel
Happy Lora
Yoko Gushiken
Naseem hamed
Johnny Bratton
Wilfredo Vazquez

I'm disappointed that Antonio Esparragoza isn't on the ballot. I feel he was a HOF fighter.

[Obama]

Freddie Mills, really? I've seen his documentary. I like him as a fighter. But I could probably count on 2 hands how many Americans like myself know him. Furthermore I'm pretty sure Freddie himself doesn't think he deserves to make the Hall.

Just cuz people think he coulda been great is not grounds for HOF induction.

[Scott9945]

The voters can pick up to 10 boxers, but only the top 3 will be inducted.

Who would you choose?

First Time Nominees:

1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Kostya Tszyu
3. Mike Tyson


Return Nominees:

4. Horacio Acavallo
5. Georgie Abrams
6. Joey Archer
7. Jose Becerra
8. Johnny Bratton
9. Jimmy Carruthers
10. Donald Curry
11. Hiroyuki Ebihara
12. Tommy Farr
13. Tiger Jack Fox
14. Ceferino Garcia
15. Betulio Gonzalez
16. Yoko Gushiken
17. Naseem Hamed
18. Carlos Hernandez
19. Harry Jeffra
20. Rafael Herrera
21. Al Hostak
22. Peter Kane
23. Cocoa Kid
24. Pone Kingpetch
25. Tippy Larkin
26. Santos Laciar
27. Jose Legra
28. Miguel Lora
29. Raul Macias
30. Ernesto Marcel
31. Freddie Mills
32. Rinty Monaghan
33. Masao Ohba
34. Sven Ottke
35. Ken Overlin
36. Gustave Roth
37. Lou Salica
38. Dave Sands
39. Petey Scalzo
40, Samuel Serrano
41. Yoshio Shirai
42. Kid Tunero
43. Wilfredo Vazquez
44. Myung Woo Yuh
45. Hilario Zapata

photo of Dan Rafael's ballot:

Chavez, Tszyu, Tyson, Hamed, and Curry. I'd have to do some reasearch on some of those old time and Asian fighters. I saw Rafael Herrera fight live and he was an excellent bantamweight. But you can't justify voting for him by his record.

[Obama]

I know very little about Rinty Monaghan, but I'd have to say he's pretty damn obscure and doesn't warrant Hall induction either.

Herb Goldman ranked Monaghan as the #16 All-Time Flyweight in 1987. I don't think anyone rated after 8 or 9 on that list is even in the HOF however. Monaghan didn't rate very well when he was active either. He didn't break the annual ring ratings until 1939, placing @ #10. That was the last year of his career.

[Suckmedry]

Sven Ottke Tunney are you serious?

[hhascup]

Here's 10 guys that need to get in eventually....maybe not the first 10, but eventually they need to get in. Could sub 5 out and add 5 more easy.

Julio Cesar Chavez
Mike Tyson
Lucia Rijker
Cocoa Kid
Julian Jackson
Esteban De Jesús
Donald Curry
Kostya Tszyu
Georgie Abrams
Pascual Perez


Pretty sad how the people in bold aren't return nominees. Sadder the one italicized gets overlooked for being a woman.

Pascual Perez is in the Hall of Fame. He was Inducted in 1995.

Yesterday, I received my ballots for both the Modern and Old-Timers categories.

I really can't tell you how I am voting because I have been Officially named the Boxing Historian of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Here's the letter that went out to all the BWAA members:

Joining the process will be Henry Hascup, who serves as the President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame and is on the board of directors of Ring 8 among, other things. Henry has graciously offered the BWAA his services as a resource historian, much the way Hank Kaplan did when he helped many writers until his death. Like Kaplan was, Hascup is one of the foremost historians in the world. He also has vast archives that he will share with us for research purposes when we are writing a story, etc. Hascup will be available to help BWAA members throughout the year. He can be reached at hhascup@yahoo.com.

[Obama]

Pascual Perez is in the Hall of Fame. He was Inducted in 1995.

Really? Inform boxrec and wikipedia then.