 He was inducted into The Ring Hall of Fame in 1971, The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1976, The World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, and The International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.A left-handed fighter, Flowers was fast and elusive, usually avoiding heavy punishment while landing fast, sharp blows.Similar to other historically celebrated African-American public figure prizefighters, Tiger Flowers is considered a trailblazer of his era, competing during a time where the boxing profession was predominantly white.