Yes. Or at least he should.
He was 115–5 as an amateur boxer, going 6 years without losing as an amateur, which is much harder than it sounds, due to the rules and regulations of amateur bouts (short time frame, head gear, stricter referreeing, scoring, etc.)
He won the Gold Medal in Boxing, in the Light-Heavyweight Division in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
After acheiving a 20-0 record, he was the winner of the Showtime's Super Six tournament against Mikkel Kessler.
Then, after 4 more wins, to legitify his claim as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, he fought, and ultimately beat, the current WBC & The Ring's Light-Heavyweight Champion, Chad Dawson by TKO, giving him his only 2nd loss as a pro, and coming off a win against Bernard Hopkins.
This bout gave him a 26-0 record as a pro, thus leaving him with an undefeated record, and included amateur bouts, leaving him unbeaten since 1998.
In 2011, he was named Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year".
And he is currently considered to be the #2 pound-for-pound boxer in the world by "Sports Illustrated", "ESPN" & "The Ring", only behind Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I can't see any reason to deny him into the hall of fame.
Theres really not much competition at super middleweight because he's beat them all or has moved up in weight. If he moves up to light heavyweight and fights Bernard Hopkins maybe he can become a PPV star but i don't think Hopkins wants any parts of Andre Ward.
No doubt! 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist, the last American to do that. 26-0 unified, lineal Super Middleweight champion. On the way he beat all the top guys including Kessler and Froch. He also beat the Light Heavyweights champion. I think at this point he gets in for the same reasons Tyson got in... Great way to cement himself as great. Everything else is gravy. He is rated as #2 pound for pound...some says he's the best now.
At the rate he's going, without a doubt.
SOG's already got a better record than literally almost every fighter out there, is by FAR the best 168lb fighter (best 175lb guy too, considering his win over Dawson), and the dude is not even 30 years old yet.
Oh yeah, he's got a gold medal too and hasn't lost since he was 14. Guy is a freak and ridiculously talented.
You know, possibly not.
Not cause he doesnt deserve it, he certainly does. But he cleaned out the division AWFULLY QUICK with the help of the Super series. There really isnt much challenges for him anymore unless he goes up in weight (or down).
Without the fights, he cant get in HOF. And that would be a tragedy.
