Ring Mag's Awards of the Year===Mayweather F.O.Y for 2nd time, Vaz-Marq 2 awards

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  1. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Ring is pleased to announce that world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has been selected as Fighter of the Year for 2007. Mayweather fought twice in ’07, winning a 12-round decision over Oscar De La Hoya on May 5 in Las Vegas to capture the WBC super welterweight title, and knocking out Ricky Hatton in the 10th round on December 8 in defense of the world welterweight championship.

    It is the second time Mayweather has won the honor, having also been The Ring’s 1998 Fighter of the Year.

    The award dates back to 1928, when heavyweight champion Gene Tunney was the first recipient.

    Other Ring magazine awards for 2007:

    Fight of the Year: Israel Vazquez KO 6 Rafael Marquez II

    Round of the Year: Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez II, Round 3

    Knockout of the Year: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan

    Upset of the Year: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan

    Comeback of the Year: Paul Malignaggi

    Event of the Year: Floyd Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya

    Read all the details in the April 2008 issue of The Ring, on sale January 29.
     
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  2. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Wow, suprised not to see the Ghost anywhere on there
     
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  3. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the picks were right on....

    but..I must say, comback of the year is malignaggi? there has to be someone better.....
     
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  4. doknochrisan

    doknochrisan Puncher Full Member

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    Mayorga?:hey
     
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  5. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    if thats the best contender, then damn...malignaggi it is.
     
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  6. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    i think it must have been done in a second.

    malinaggio was never a champ.
    went in and hanged tough v cotto in a fight few expected him to win, then came back and when hatton vacated the belt beat a tough but limited journeyman in ndou.


    why not say marquez who lost his title abroad to an unknown but good fighter in john in 2006 and in 2007 stepped up a weoight and beat atg barrera and rocky juarez .

    IMO way more significant a comback to the top.
     
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  7. main man

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    How about gerry penalosa?
     
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  8. main man

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    ... I mean, he exposed the flaws of Ponce de leon's style, but lost (some "experts" think penalosa won), then he KOd Johnny Gonzalez with a brutal punch to win a belt, just a suggestion, anyway, the guy's 35, i think
     
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  9. Relentless

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    no cotto?

    **** it ring is corrupt, it is owned by GBP :yep
     
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  10. Druid

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    Surely comeback is Vasquez!
     
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  11. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :yikes You are the MAN! thats definitely who it shouldve been.
     
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  12. Fat Tony

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    Comeback of the year: Henry Maske

    Beating the reigning WBA cruiserweight champ (I know, Mormeck was the real champ) after a 11 year break is pretty impressive.

    But again, the RING is an American Magazine.
     
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  13. 4Rounder

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    Comeback of the year: Jorge Arce

    After that brutal one sided loss to Mijares he returns with back to back KOs.
     
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  14. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    against people no one notable
     
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  15. 4Rounder

    4Rounder Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats true, I would go with Malignaggi then.

    Penaloza is ok but he was losing in the cards before he landed his liver shot.
     
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