Committee Agenda Question: FoY Award?

Good idea, KG. Even if there would/will be FOTY threads, it would only be prober to have one spot to gather it all.

So far its been a great year.

 

amonsot-katsidis was an early FOTY pick but i think it does not deserve it now. montiel's last title defense is also worth mentioning IMO

 

Taylor wouldnt really count as a KO, the ref stopped the fight before he even hit the canvas and he was not out. Ding's, now that was a KO for the ages.

 

Yes, of course...good idea...why not add "(promising) young fighter of the year" too?

 

fair enough...:good

 

The only reason it might be a good idea to have "young fighter/prospect of the year" is so that we can all have a look at whatever young prospect striked someone as interesting, so we can start following their career from the early dawn

 

The fight of the year should be Marquez-Vasquez II. It was a combination of Barrera-Marquez (the best technical fight of the year) and Pavlik-Miranda (top level brawl of the year). The match was between two true elite fighters who both showed a lot of heart, toughness, and desire to win. It was a great mix of boxing skill and toe to toe brawling with great back to back action and a 3rd round that should probably be the round of the year.

In second place I would put Taylor-Pavlik just because it more than lived up to its hype, unlike many big fights. Also, it had a shocking moment in the 2nd round that no one could imagine, which was followed by a comeback knockout win against the recognized champion of a division.

It's been a great year though and the next 2 weeks will make it greater. :hat

 

The leading candidate for Fighter of the Year is of course Kelly Pavlik. The winner of Kessler-Calzaghe should get consideration, more so if it is Kessler. Andrade is a much better win than Manfredo.

Mayweather is a legit candidate, especially if he impressively beats Hatton, but I'm one that believes in pure ring achievements to be what matters, so Mayweather winning the richest prize fight in history means less than say, Kessler beating Calzaghe if that were to happen. Calzaghe is a full-time fighter and SMW champ, while Oscar is a skilled bigger fighter than Floyd, who had also fought just once in the previous 32 months. Mayweather-DLH was a bigger money event, Kessler-Calzaghe is the bigger, more significant boxing match.

If Hatton beats Mayweather w/o controversy, then Hatton is a lock for Fighter of the Year.

The best fights of the year are Vasquez-Marquez 2 and Taylor-Pavlik.

Knockout of the Year, this one is tough. Here are some to consider:

Wilson-Nwodo
Sprott-Harrison
Donaire-Darchinyan
Abraham-Gevor