Thread: *** Saddos 2008 Boxing Awards ***

Well my good people at Saddos it's that time of year again where YOU our very own people get to vote as we come up with our very own prestigious Saddo Award.

This is the 3rd Annual Saddo Award Show. For those interested in past events here's the link to last years ceremony.
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...s-winners.html

The 1st Annual was in 2006 and the thread must have gotten lost with the server change and all...

But we had a lot of fun last year both for the voting and the actual ceremony. This year the location is yet to be set, the 1st year it was held in the UK and last year it was held out here in Los Angeles.
This year I'm still not sure but will be announcing it in the next few days.

For those who have done this before the rules are the same for the virgins aka. 1st timers here are the RULES:

- Categories will be listed and you can ONLY list 1 nominee per category.
- Any modifications made after the specific ending date will be void and your entire post will be removed.
- Voting will begin TODAY Nov. 30th and the last day to vote will be Dec. 31st
- On the 31st I will lock this thread and tally up all the votes I will also make a new thread for the actual award ceremony.

*Voting tip: Make an initial post right now and vote for whichever category you already have a nominee for then as you make up your mind comeback and edit/modify your post.

If you have any questions feel free to ask if you don't understand something...

Here are the categories:
1. Fighter of the year
2. Fight of the year
3. Round of the year
4. Knockout of the year
5. Upset of the year
6. Comeback fighter of the year (This means a fighter who cameback from having bad years to make a comeback to the spotlight in 2008. This does not mean a "comeback" in a fight)
7. Event of the year (It could be the Dream Match or an event like Ahmet Oner ringing the bell during the Williams fight or JMM-Pac II)
8. Worst fight of the year
9. Prospect of the year
10. Robbery of the year

For those who need help...
Heres a list of upsets thus far: http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...tml#post626921
A thread about the best KO thus far: http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ar-2008-a.html

My 1st votes...

1. Pac
2. Rafa vs. Izzy III
3. Round 12: Izzy-Rafa III
4. Miranda KO's Banks
5. Paul Williams losing to Carlos Quintana
6. Nate Campbell
7. Cotto-Margarito
8. Wladdy-Ibragimov
9. Victor Ortiz
10. Librado Andrade vs. Lucian Bute

Can the event of the year depend on the outcome of the fight?

Originally Posted by CGM

Can the event of the year depend on the outcome of the fight?

No.

OK Then Hopkins gets fighter of the year somehow upset doesn't quite cut it, IMO

My picks so far...

1. BHOP gets fighter of the year, rolling back the clock to school Pavlik
2. Margarito - Cotto Fight of the Year
3.
4. Miranda Banks KO of the year.
5. PAC - DLH Upset of the year.
6.
7.
8. PAC - DLH worst fight of the year.
9.
10.

OK that's all I have. No opinions on 3,6,7,9,10. Use this or not, as you see fit.

Is JML still considered a prospect? I guess not...

here is mine

1.Pacman
2.Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez III
3.Kendall Holt - Ricardo Torres 2 (round 1 ass kicking)
4.Prescott KO Khan
5.Nate Campbell vs Juan Diaz
6.Vitali Klitschko
7.JMM-Pac II (p4p class championship fight)
8.James toney vs Fres Oquendo (updated)
9.James Kirkland
10.Francisco Lorenzo - Humberto Soto

1.Undecided
2.Undecided
3.kendall vs torres
4.kendall vs torres
5.So much I can't decided yet.
6.jhonny G. or Vic Darchinyan
7.Pac vs Dela hoya or Pac vs JMM ll
8.I dont want to say yet....
9.Bernabe Concepcion
10.Undecided

will complete later.

My rough list. It'll have to be a work in progress

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao
2. Fight of the Year: Cotto - Margarito
3. Round of the year: Vazquez - Marquez round 12
4. Knockout of the Year: Miranda KO3 Banks, I thought he fucking killed him at first.
5. Upset of the year: Mora - Forrest I
6. Comeback fighter of the year: Vitali
7. Event of the year: Cotto - Margarito
8. Worst fight of the year: Dib - Luevano
9. Prospect of the year:
10. Robbery of the year: Lorenzo over Soto

C-Lo's pick as of 12/1/2008

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao Three weight divisions, three wins

2. Fight of the year: Pacquiao vs Marquez II for it's significance, rivalry, and changes in momentum.

3. Round of the year: Arreola vs Walker (I'll go with a longshot)

4. Knockout of the year: Miranda KO Banks. Has anyone checked if Banks is alive from that?

5. Upset of the year: Hopkins over Pavlik. No one had Bernard winning that fight.

6. Comeback fighter of the year: Vitali Klitschko. He's hasn't fought in years and destroyed the second best heavyweight in the world.

7. Event of the year: "The Dream Match": De La Hoya vs Pacquiao

8. Worst fight of the year: Klitschko vs Ibragimov

9. Prospect of the year: TBD

10. Robbery of the year: Lorenzo DQ win over Soto

ok here goes...

1.Fighter of the year - Manny Pacquiao

2.Fight of the year - Pacquiao-Marquez II

3.round of the year - Holt-Torres II round 1

4.knockout of the year - Edison Miranda-Steve Banks

5.Upset of the year - Manny Pacquiao defeating Oscar De La Hoya

6.Comeback fighter of the year - Bernard Hopkins roling back the years twice

7.Event of the year - De La Hoya-Pacquiao

8.worst fight of the year - W klitschko-Ibraghimov

9.prospect of the year - Andre Berto (despite being a world champ he is still yet to fight any half decent names)

10.robbery of the year - currently - Danny Williams-John McDermott (williams had 3pts deducted and lost at least 5rounds yet went on to take a unanimous decision?)

1. Fighter of the year
Paul Williams 3-1 (3 KOs in 3 different weight classes)

2. Fight of the year
Izzy/ Rafa III

3. Round of the year
Holt - Torres II round 1

4. Knockout of the year
Miranda over Banks


5. Upset of the year
Reynaldo Lopez over Mike Oliver

6. Comeback fighter of the year
Jhonny Gonzalez

7. Event of the year
Margarito/Cotto

8. Worst fight of the year
Dib vs. Luevano (thanks for reminding me CFH)

9. Prospect of the year
Yuriorkis Gamboa

10. Robbery of the year
Soto vs. Lorenzo

My preliminary ballot:

1. Fighter of the year - Manny Pacquiao without a shadow of a doubt.
2. Fight of the year - Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II
3. Round of the year - Kendall Holt vs Ricardo Torres II Round 1
4. Knockout of the year - Casamayor vs Katsidis
5. Upset of the year - Manny Pacquiao TKO8 Oscar De La Hoya (Nobody in their right mind, could have predicted the beating that Manny gave Oscar. A fight that most boxing fans, including myself, thought was a absolutely horrible matchup for Manny turned into the biggest blowout in recent boxing history. ODLH quit on his stool which is absolutely unheard of. This has to be the upset of the year.)
6. Comeback fighter of the year (This means a fighter who cameback from having bad years to make a comeback to the spotlight in 2008. This does not mean a "comeback" in a fight) - Vic Darchinyan
7. Event of the year (It could be the Dream Match or an event like Ahmet Oner ringing the bell during the Williams fight or JMM-Pac II) - ODLH vs Manny Pacquiao
8. Worst fight of the year - Steven Luevano vs Billy Dib
9. Prospect of the year - James Kirkland or Victor Ortiz
10. Robbery of the year - Giovanni Lorenzo DQ win over Humberto Soto (Joe Cortez seriously needs to realize that he's just a ref not a fucking superstar. The best ref in the world, by far, is Kenny Bayless)

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao/Bernard Hopkins
2. Fight of the year: Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez 3
3. Round of the year: Kendall Holt vs Ricardo Torres Round 1
4. Knockout of the year: Edison Miranda vs David Banks
5. Upset of the year: Nate Campbell vs Juan Diaz
6. Comeback fighter of the year: Vitali Klitschko
7. Event of the year: It will be ODLH vs Manny Pacquiao
8. Worst fight of the year: Zab Judah's last fight
9. Prospect of the year: Yuriokris Gamboa ? Don't know really
10. Robbery of the year: Humberto Soto vs Francisco Lorenzo

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao
2. Fight of the year: Izzy/Raffa
3. Round of the year: Izzy/Raffa III Round 3
4. Knockout of the year: Zahir Raheem getting KO'd In South Africa.
5. Upset of the year: (ask about this) Mijares-Darchinyan
6. Comeback fighter of the year: Paul Williams, funny because he fell off and came back in the same year. There is some ego involved here for me.
7. Event of the year: The cancellation of WNF and Solo Boxeo
8. Worst fight of the year: I choose not to focus on the negatives. Except for the other engatives I focused on.
9. Prospect of the year: James Kirkland, not sure he is ever going to be a top p4p guy but no one is more exciting right now then Kirkland.
10. Robbery of the Year: More like disappointment of the year but I'll go with Joan Guzman not being able to fight Nate Campbell. Big disappointment that was and can loosely be categorized as a robbery. Otherwise I'd have to go back through all my ESPN2 notes to find a robbery. Surely there is a Herman Ngoudjo fight somewhere in the running there.