Should Ward be awarded Fighter of the Year?

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  1. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He won the Super Six Tournament. What you think?
     
  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I think so.

    Antonio Tarver said as much before the fight, when he mentioned whoever wins the Super Six has a strong case, and I agree with him.
     
  3. Lunny

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    Yes, I don't see that there's even any competition for him to get it.
     
  4. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes. There is no competition. If Hopkins would have beat Dawson then there could have been an argument.
     
  5. pejevan

    pejevan inmate No. 1363917 Full Member

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    Super 6 is an overrated tournament. It is inhabited by a 42 years old past it champion and fighters who were already exposed.

    The bantamweight tournament involving Darchinyan, Mares, Agbeko, Peres is even more credible than that.

    Even Brian Viloria accomplished more this year than any S6 fighter.
     
  6. BeastsideBoxing

    BeastsideBoxing "The Thrill" Gavril Full Member

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    Probably...
    Post the top3 contenders and their fights this year.
     
  7. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Dinamita
     
  8. JMP

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    Had Marquez gotten the nod, I think he would've won it. Too bad they robbed him when he put in the performance of his life given the circumstances.
     
  9. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nope

    Beating a

    Abraham - 160lb plodder who was exposed 2 before that by dirrell and froch.
    Froch - 34year old slowmo who was exposed 2 previously by Kessler and dirrell.

    Don't make u a FOTY.
     
  10. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    You're grossly undermining the magnitude of those events in my estimation.

    Those were the Semi-Final and Final match-ups in the Super Six, which has been the best thing going in boxing since it began.

    :smoke
     
  11. StillWill

    StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust Full Member

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    Vitali is a contender, knockout wins over Adamek and Solis

    But I would give it to Ward
     
  12. Orbete

    Orbete Active Member Full Member

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    I would make a case for Kessler here. He beat Forch in 2010. HE should have been also FOTY.
    I voted yes only because Ward beat Froch very convincingly. I think it matters a lot the way you win. He didn't use dirty tactics. He was a better fighter.
    I'm just curious to know if Bute beats Froch next year even more convincingly than Ward if he will be granted FOTY.
     
  13. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    By the time super six ended it was more of a super 3 than six with a few bums chucked in there...
     
  14. Amrn4s

    Amrn4s Active Member Full Member

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    I think so its been a pretty good year for him.
     
  15. pejevan

    pejevan inmate No. 1363917 Full Member

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    I have been saying this, S6 is an overrated tournament.

    If S6 did not exist and you have those fighters in the SMW, people would be discussing how weak this era of SMW would be. You got Froch, old Johnson, Dirrell, Abraham, taylor, allan green etc who won't even be top 30 PFP fighters.