Rank these 2011 FOTY candidates

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  1. bandido

    bandido The Black Bandit Full Member

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    Assuming there is no upset in any of the major fights already scheduled for the year and all get a convincing / non-controversial win, how would you rank these fighters based on their two wins for the year.

    Donaire - Montiel KO, Narvaez
    Hopkins - Pascal UD, Dawson
    Rios - Acosta KO, Antillon KO
    Ward - Abraham UD, Froch
    Pacquiao - Mosley UD, Marquez
    V. Klitschko - Solis KO, Adamek
     
  2. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Easily Hopkins in my view. It's nost just the fighters he's beaten, it's the situation he was in prior to beating them, being the underdog in both and doing something that has never been done in the history of the sport.

    Also, can anyone tell me why Donaire gets so much love? He's a good boxer, sure - but he's not elite, no where near in my view.
     
  3. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    hopkins foty then, the historical achievement of becoming the oldest champ, lineal champion at lightheavy by beating pascal in his hometown along with beating chad dawson who is a bad match up for him and one of the top guys i the division is better than donaire beating montiel,narvaez imo.
     
  4. bandido

    bandido The Black Bandit Full Member

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    Donaire has the best and most convincing win so far this year, that's why he's getting the love. The KO win over Montiel is a better win than Hopkin's UD win over Pascal.
     
  5. bballchump11

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  6. cmkb

    cmkb Member Full Member

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    Although not the likely scenario, I'd say if you put Ward up there for discussion you can't leave out Froch.

    I'd say Glen Johnson MD | Ward would look as good if not better than Arthur Abraham UD | Froch.
     
  7. floyd_g.o.a.t

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  8. Stiltskin

    Stiltskin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1.Hopkins
    2.Ward
    3.Donaire
    4.Pac
    5.Rios
    6.Vitali
     
  9. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    I guess because I simply do not rate anyone below 140 as being relevant in boxing, I don't really care for Montiel or Donaire.
     
  10. Jordan_Davies

    Jordan_Davies Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Ortiz were to beat Mayweather along with the Berto UD - Ortiz
    If Froch were to beat Ward along with the johnson win - Froch

    These two fighters beat everyones except maybe Hopkins
     
  11. ocelot

    ocelot Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :?:? huh?
     
  12. WorldBoxingTV

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  13. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Right now:

    1. Donaire
    2. Salido
    3. Hopkins
    4. Rios

    Should no upsets occur, I expect Salido to slide from 2 to 4. Depending on how Hopkins looks or if Rios takes a third big fight in December, their order would change. Even still, Montiel will still be the best win of the year and Narvaez is very, very good.

    Even though there is an easy way that the top two contenders will emerge despite not being currently considered:
    -Ortiz should he defeat Mayweather by any fashion other than DQ
    -Narvaez should he defeat Donaire would be 4-0 on the year, with wins over Donaire and Seda
     
  14. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    It's like midget wrestling, it's fine for a bit of a laugh but ultimately - when a boxer who only had six professional fights like myself can beat up a professional world champion, I'm not that interested in the weight class.

    Someone at 122 would not beat me in a boxing fight, therefore they're irrelevant.
     
  15. Doc

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    Donaire KO Montiel
    Rios KO Acosta
    Bernard UD pascal..

    very good choosing one would be hard.