Assuming Pac loses to DLH

it was a tossup between Vic, Margo, and JC...

as much as i dislike JC, he had a pretty eventful year

Vic had an amazing comeback, but had that robbery...

and Margo...well...i voted for Margo...because anyman who can brutalize a KO artist like Cotto...well ****...i think it should go to him...two of em actually...Cintron's KO rate is high as ****...and if Cintron KO's N'dou then itll look THAT much better

 

It's entirely dependent on how Pac loses IMO.

Anything other than getting KTFO and he's FOTY.

 

Very good thread and tough choices up there... :think

I am between Darchinyan, Margarito and Dawson, but I will give it to Vic, just because many people (me included) didn't give him much of a chance in the Mijares fight, but not only did he win, he did it in dominating fashion, proving many fans and most writers wrong.

Vic Darchinyan it is. :bbb


PS: Of course, if Pacquiao beats De La Hoya, then it's a no contest as to who the FOTY should be.

 

That was a dominating win..but one win does not a good year make.

If one dominating win is all it took then Margo REALLY is the FOTY.

 

Vic D.

Calzag had as good a year as Hopkins/Margarito Calzag just doesn't have enough substance behind the two names he picked up in 2008.

 

Either Darchiyan or Margarito.

I don't see why Calzaghe is getting serious consideration. Sure he has the name value, but beating a 2008 version of Jones is nothing special. Jones has done nothing impressive since 2003. Hopkins is still a top fighter, but his performance was rather underwhelming (the same for B-Hop as well).

Margarito beat two world titlists in the best division in the sport, both in impressive fashion, and one of them was an undefeated top 10 ranked p4p fighter.

Darchinyan had that draw to Gorres, but after that, he dominated two title-holders, including a top 10 p4p ranked champ in Mijares.

 

Don't you think Darchinyan's win was more dominating than Margo's?

I mean yes, Margo did make Cotto's face a bloody mess in the 11th, but those two basically split the rounds up to that point and in the first half of the fight Cotto was schooling Margo at times.

Vic, on the other hand, completely dominated Mijares from the opening bell and he KO'd him earlier.

 

Went for Calzaghe, came over to America to beat 2 legends in Las Vegas and new york, past their best I know, well shot in Jones' case but still. Tempted to go for Hopkins with how well he did against Joe and the masterpiece against Pavlik but he wont get it. I've not watched Darchynian or even know who he's fought before Mijares so i'll look into him.

 

Mijares was a bottom rung P4Per

Cotto was a top 5 P4Per. KOing a top 5 P4P guy in the fashion Margo did is much more impressive than Darchinyan beating Mijares.

Not to slight Vic..but Margarito's performance holds more credence IMO.

 

Hmmm, I see your point. Still, if we're talking about "performance", Darchinyan's was better overall than Margo's.

Don't forget that most people had (and still have) Mijares very highly rated, plus very few gave Vic much of a chance to beat him. I honestly believed Mijares would school Darchinyan before the fight.

 

I certainly thought Mijares would own Darchinyan so his performance was THAT much better IMO.

Still it's not as good as Margarito dethroning the WW king and residential top 5 P4P fighter in such an epic fashion.

 

I don't think we really disagree on this one. I believe it's fair to say that Vic's win was more dominating, when Margo's win holds more credence, as you said.

The reason I go for Vic on this thread, is because he actually has 3 wins (the Z Gorres draw was pretty much a travesty) this year. And he managed to perform like this, when 4 fights ago he was brutally KO'd by Donaire. It's the way he has recovered that impresses me the most.

 

I havent seen the Gorres fight so I can't comment...all I know is Gorres had him hurt twice with one KD and Vic apparently swept the 2nd half.

Let's not put Gorres on the same level as Kermit "Meathead" Cintron. Cintron had an ABC title was coming off a pretty hot win streak and pretended like he was going places at WW. Margarito dispatched of him pretty easily.

Whether this is AS impressive as Vic's 3rd round TKO win PRE-Mijares is up to your interpretation really.