I'm far from a Pac fanboy, I lost a lot of respect for the guy over the whole Mayweather/blood test situation, but I can't possibly see how it's not him. Hatton and Cotto are two very big wins. I don't buy all of this 'Hatton was suddenly shot'. As has been said before, he was not shot against Malignaggi. He may have had a bit of a didgy training camp but this is still a big win. Cotto is a very good fighter. Whenever someone wins a couple of big fights people nearly always try to belittle their opposition to make it seem like less of an achievement. Fact is Pac's achieved more than the rest in 2009.
All the boxers on the list had a very good year, and I had to ponder my vote for a minute. But voted Pacman nonetheless. The race for 2nd place is probably a more difficult question. I could not decide between Ward (esp. the Kessler victory), and Vitali (hey, he is 38, and defeats 3 Top10 contenders within what, 10 months, VERY comfortably).
well-softened? this has got to be the most absurd **** i've hear lately. pac went to war against barrera, morales, and marquez. shouldn't he have been softened too when he faced hatton and clottey? the funnier thing is that this usually comes from those who said hatton's too big for pac and cotto's going to decapitate pac. when then after they lost, they were all too softened
says the guy who believes anything that a ex-convict/drug pusher says. says a lot about who you are, actually.