Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini To Be Inducted In The World Boxing Hall Of Fame.

[ProBox1]

The World Boxing Hall Of Fame has announced their inductees for 2006. Among those to be enshrined is Youngstown, Ohio's Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.

Ray was a TV boxing icon in the 80's. After running up a nice win streak that included a decisive decision victory over the very respected Jose Luis Ramirez, Ray received a title shot against the legendary Alexis Arguello. Ray started fast but the great Arguello bided his time and came back to score a late round KO. Even in defeat you could see that Ray had the "goods". [details]

[El Sureno]

The World Boxing Hall Of Fame has announced their inductees for 2006. Among those to be enshrined is Youngstown, Ohio's Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.

Ray was a TV boxing icon in the 80's. After running up a nice win streak that included a decisive decision victory over the very respected Jose Luis Ramirez, Ray received a title shot against the legendary Alexis Arguello. Ray started fast but the great Arguello bided his time and came back to score a late round KO. Even in defeat you could see that Ray had the "goods". [details]

he deserves it

[SonnyG8R]

Good for him. He was a very good fighter and a class act.

[vB Martin]

I think he should be in. I just hope he never gets an Oscar.

[Shaolin Bushido]

I think he should be in too! Some of my friends try to put an unreal standard on who gets into the hall. One example is they don't think Virgil Hill has had a career befitting his induction.

Teh boosheet.

[the giant one]

How is Hill hall worthy? Due to the sheer length of his reign? He lost to a old Thomas Hearns and if you say his career defining win was against Maske, then you need to check into the "Nervous Hospital"

[Shaolin Bushido]

How is Hill hall worthy? Due to the sheer length of his reign? He lost to a old Thomas Hearns and if you say his career defining win was against Maske, then you need to check into the "Nervous Hospital"

Well, let's see ... since you asked ... He DOES own the most title defenses of any lt hvy EVER. He was 288-11 as an amateur ending with his 1984 silver medal in the Olympics. As a pro he's 49-5 with 23 KO's. His 5 losses are to Thomas Hearns, a hof'er, RJJ, a hof'er, Michalscewski, the only other contemporary of his who can lay claim to being king during his prime and a likely hof'er and MormeckX2 a man over a decade his junior who he fought at 38 and 40 years of age and barely lost a split decision and was stopped on a cut the other time. The current and reigning champ who just destroyed Braithwaite.

He's 24-5 in championship fights, he was fighter of the year in 93 and comeback fighter of the year in 2000. He KO'ed Leslie Stewart in 87 in 4, decisioned and KO'ed Tiozzo in 1, decisioned TateX2 and Maske most of those were title wins. You can look em up to see which he won and when.

Let's hear why the current class deserves Hall induction and he doesn't ... don't bother. There's no rational explanation. Then there's always Matthew Saad Muhammad who barely has a winning record and who has no better a list of accomplishments than Hill OR longevity, who everyone gleefully is teabagged by.

He just wasn't a big puncher and was a crafty southpaw who was dodged by most other contenders similar to how Winky Wright is today. Believe it or not.

[LuKahnLi]

He was a good fighter.....but really, I am not sure if he is a hall of famer.

Outside of Ramirez, his best win was over Bobby Chacon who was well above his prime weight.

[jabsRstiff]

He was a good fighter.....but really, I am not sure if he is a hall of famer.

Outside of Ramirez, his best win was over Bobby Chacon who was well above his prime weight.

I agree with this.

He was a very good fighter, & a credit to the sport. But, he didn't accomplish much.

He has some good wins.......but I don't think they were enough to warrant induction.

[jabsRstiff]

Well, let's see ... since you asked ... He DOES own the most title defenses of any lt hvy EVER. He was 288-11 as an amateur ending with his 1984 silver medal in the Olympics. As a pro he's 49-5 with 23 KO's. His 5 losses are to Thomas Hearns, a hof'er, RJJ, a hof'er, Michalscewski, the only other contemporary of his who can lay claim to being king during his prime and a likely hof'er and MormeckX2 a man over a decade his junior who he fought at 38 and 40 years of age and barely lost a split decision and was stopped on a cut the other time. The current and reigning champ who just destroyed Braithwaite.

He's 24-5 in championship fights, he was fighter of the year in 93 and comeback fighter of the year in 2000. He KO'ed Leslie Stewart in 87 in 4, decisioned and KO'ed Tiozzo in 1, decisioned TateX2 and Maske most of those were title wins. You can look em up to see which he won and when.

Let's hear why the current class deserves Hall induction and he doesn't ... don't bother. There's no rational explanation. Then there's always Matthew Saad Muhammad who barely has a winning record and who has no better a list of accomplishments than Hill OR longevity, who everyone gleefully is teabagged by.

He just wasn't a big puncher and was a crafty southpaw who was dodged by most other contenders similar to how Winky Wright is today. Believe it or not.

Virgil Hill was not a southpaw. Just because he relied almost exclusively on his left, that doesn't make him a southpaw.

Saad Muhammad won a title, & made 9 successful defenses, during the era that is considered the best ever for the 175lb class.

He belongs.....& I'd guess Hill belongs