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Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa
Could there really be anyone else to become the first inductee for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame?

The inaugural Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2013 has only one inductee, a character that is not only considered by many to be the greatest sports characters of all time, but one of the top characters in film regardless of genre. That man is Rocky Balboa.

Tommy Riordan

Tommy-Riordan
If you are going to have a Mixed Martial Arts film, the first thing you want is someone who looks the part. If they can act, it’s just a bonus. Tom Hardy delivered both as Tommy Riordan in the respected MMA film.


In the film, Riordan is a former marine who is a natural at MMA and had a fight that went viral on the internet when he destroyed a man who was a pro fighter in less than 30 seconds. Riordan would enter a tournament where he would he be opposed by his brother, and though he did not win, he was easily the one with the most impressive victories. This could be a surprise inductee depending on how the legacy of this movie is viewed over time.

         

The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Warrior (2011)

Actor:
Tom Hardy

Why you should vote for him:
There are limited opportunities for MMA fans to have an inductee. How about one that could act!

Why you should not vote for him:
Well, he did lose at the end.

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Harkin Banks

Harkin Banks
Hot Dog, The Movie was one 80’s cliché after another, and as such became a perfect snapshot of the era; for better or worse. Our hero is a young unproven American freestyle skier named Harkin Banks, who was played by a man named Patrick Houser who had the acting skills of a mason jar. That didn’t matter as he banged Shannon Tweed and taught the evil German a lesson at the end; which was all you really needed to have happen to send people home happy.


Cru Jones

Cru Jones
Odds are that if you are a fan of BMX racing you may have enjoyed Rad, which is far as we know is the only decent sized budgeted film of this genre. If you have no interest in the sport, than sitting through this horribly acted tire fire of a film was akin to a perpetual migraine.


The film’s hero, Cru Jones, chooses to compete in…..oh we don’t have to do a film synopsis here do we? We’ll say this though; is there anyone less supportive to fictitious athletes then Talia Shire, who played the disapproving mom here? It can’t be possible.