[w;dkm ckeqfjq c]

Everybody throw out some names for each catagory, I'll put up polls for each thing closer to the time, let's keep this thread full of suggestions till December 30th and then people have till the end of January first to vote in each of the several polls I'll be making.


Categories are:

FIGHTER OF THE YEAR:

FIGHT OF THE YEAR:

KO OF THE YEAR:

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR:

BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:

ROUND OF THE YEAR:

BEST PROSPECT OF THE YEAR:

ONESIDED BEAT DOWN OF THE YEAR:

TRAINER OF THE YEAR:

UPSET OF THE YEAR:

ROBBERY OF THE YEAR:

LET DOWN OF THE YEAR: (like gamboa vs rios, what upset you most about this year)

 

[w;dkm ckeqfjq c]

Allow me to explain each choice.

Donaire: Started by winning a decision over Vazquez Jr, won a decision over Mathebula to win the IBF title to go with his WBO strap. KO'd the man in the decision and send him into retirement (Nishioka) and is now scheduled to close the year off with a nice KO over Arce.

Fight of the year: Rios vs Alverado was action packed from start to finish. Absolute war.

KOTY:

1sakoty: No more needs to be said

Upset of the year: Garcia KO'd the man at 140 in Khan in a fight where nobody was really giving him a chance.

Robbery of the year: Utterly disgusting result.

Non event of the year: I fucking wish Gamboa fought Rios.

 

[sean87ph]

That's a heavy KO, noticed his left leg twitching and the way his arms locked.

 

[w;dkm ckeqfjq c]

That's a heavy KO, noticed his left leg twitching and the way his arms locked.

scary isn't it

 

[tdw]

Will have to give this some thought but Donaire is hands down the fighter of the year to me and assume Rios-Alvarado will walk fight of the year

 

[Lilo]

Sickening KO that

 

[Vano-irons]

I don't think Donaire is a stone wall pick to be honest. Most expected him to beat an ageing Nishioka, and I thought he looked damn right awful against Mathebula.

That said, if he wins next week, it will be 4 good wins this year. I'll have a think

 

[Lilo]

I think the its the 'elite activity' that favours Donaire. I mean who else? Froch? Guerrero? Viloria? Cleverly? Garcia? Donaire has a bigger number of better wins than those...




...




...



except Nate Clev

 

[Vano-irons]

I think the its the 'elite activity' that favours Donaire. I mean who else? Froch? Guerrero? Viloria? Cleverly? Garcia? Donaire has a bigger number of better wins than those...

...

...

except Nate Clev

Yeah I'm trying to think who could replace him but I can't think of anyone better. If we're going by a 12 month period, I'd say Ward with his win over Froch late last year. But that's cheating :lol:

 

[dkos]

Jaro stopping Pongsaklek was definitely the upset of the year, IMO.

Should add some more categories like breakthrough of the year, best performance, best prospect, round of the year, most memorable moment etc. :good

 

[Back to Bill]

I couldn't have Garcia/Khan as upset of the year tbh.

Khan is so flawed and an accident waiting to happen it shouldn't be a surprise that somebody stopped him.

 

[tdw]

Yeah I'm trying to think who could replace him but I can't think of anyone better. If we're going by a 12 month period, I'd say Ward with his win over Froch late last year. But that's cheating :lol:

I think Danny Garcia would be the closest and I think Donaire is clearly ahead of him (assuming he beats Arce).

 

[Chatty]

Fighter of the year: - Nonito Donaire

Fight of the year: - Marquez v Viloria

KO of the year: - Mikkel Kessler KO4? Alan Green

Onesided arse kicking of the year: - Ward KO Dawson

Upset of the year: - Garcia KO4 Khan

Robbery of the year: - Bradley v Pacquio

Non Event of the year: - Gamboa vs Rios

 

[Chatty]

I got Matthysee a close second to Donaire, he had a better year than Garcia imo

 

[Vano-irons]

Fighter of the year: - Not made my mind up

Fight of the year: - Salido - JuanMa II just nicks Rios/Alvarado and Viloria/Tyson

KO of the year: - Garcia KO Morales.

Onesided arse kicking of the year: - Froch - Bute

Upset of the year: - Has to be Rodriguez stopping Joyi, no?

Robbery of the year: - Bradley v Pacquio hands down. Abril vs Rios was horrible too, but on a 'smaller' stage.

Non Event of the year: - Gamboa vs Rios, obviously.

 

[w;dkm ckeqfjq c]

Jaro stopping Pongsaklek was definitely the upset of the year, IMO.

Should add some more categories like breakthrough of the year, best performance, best prospect, round of the year, most memorable moment etc. :good

Good suggestions. Tell you what, let's turn this into a mega thread. Everybody throw out some names for each catagory, I'll put up polls for each thing closer to the time, let's keep this thread full of suggestions till December 30th and then people have till the end of January first to vote in each of the several polls I'll be making.

Categories are:

FIGHTER OF THE YEAR:

FIGHT OF THE YEAR:

KO OF THE YEAR:

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR:

BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:

ROUND OF THE YEAR:

BEST PROSPECT OF THE YEAR:

ONESIDED BEAT DOWN OF THE YEAR:

TRAINER OF THE YEAR:

UPSET OF THE YEAR:

ROBBERY OF THE YEAR:

LET DOWN OF THE YEAR: (like gamboa vs rios, what upset you most about this year)

 

[JamieC]

Fighter of the Year: Nonito Donaire
Fight of the Year: Rios-Alvarado
KO Of the Year: Stevenson KO1 Gonzalez
Breakthrough of the Year: Austin Trout UD12 Miguel Cotto (Honourable mention Danny Garcia KO3 Khan)
Best Performance of the Year: Froch KO5 Bute
Round of the Year : Afolabi-Huck Round 12
Best Prospect of the Year: Lee "The G" Selby
Onesided beat down of the Year: Froch KO5 Bute
Upset of the Year: Jaro KO6 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Robbery of the Year: Rios SD12 Abril (Dishonourable mention Bradley SD12 Pacquiao)
Let down of the Year: Gamboa vs Rios

 

[w;dkm ckeqfjq c]

Fighter of the Year: Nonito Donaire
Fight of the Year: Rios-Alvarado
KO Of the Year: Stevenson KO1 Gonzalez
Breakthrough of the Year: Austin Trout UD12 Miguel Cotto (Honourable mention Danny Garcia KO3 Khan)
Best Performance of the Year: Froch KO5 Bute
Round of the Year : Afolabi-Huck Round 12
Best Prospect of the Year: Lee "The G" Selby
Onesided beat down of the Year: Froch KO5 Bute
Upset of the Year: Jaro KO6 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Robbery of the Year: Rios SD12 Abril (Dishonourable mention Bradley SD12 Pacquiao)
Let down of the Year: Gamboa vs Rios

Perfect list IMO, maybe give performance of the year to ward over Dawson, but keep froch bute as 1sbdoty

 

[dkos]

Upset of the year: - Has to be Rodriguez stopping Joyi, no?

Big upset, but not for me.

Sonny Boy Jaro going into the Pongsaklek fight was 0-8 outside of the Philippines, lost his last significant fight to a 4 fight novice and was basically just a journeyman. In comparison, Pong had only lost once in 15 years and, despite being past his prime at the time, was fluttering in and around the bottom end of the P4P Top ten. As for the fight itself, even with the lineal and WBC flyweight titles being on the line, the bout was considered so insignificant that I don't remember seeing much reporting on the fight at all.

Despite all of that, Jaro went to Thailand, battered a modern boxing legend in front of his home fans, and shocked the world.

As for Joyi-Rodriguez, it definitely deserves a mention. But with Joyi having to travel to Mexico (first fight outside of SA), not being active (one fight in 18 months), not looking that infallible in his last fight, and his opponent having some decent, if not great form going into the contest, I don't think it's quite at the level of Pong-Jaro.

 

[JamieC]

Perfect list IMO, maybe give performance of the year to ward over Dawson, but keep froch bute as 1sbdoty

Ye :lol: it was a bit of bias!

I nearly had:
Fighter of the Year: Carl Froch
Fight of the Year: Carl Froch KO6 Bute
KO of the Year: Froch KO6 Bute
Round of the Year: Froch-Bute round 6
Upset of the Year: Froch KO6 Bute