Thread: Joe Calzaghe wins BWAA manager of the year award for 2008

Joe Calzaghe wins BWAA manager of the year award for 2008

Jack Hirsch, president of the Boxing Writers Association of America, has announced the names of the 2008 BWAA award winners. Here's the release:

For the second time, Manny Pacquiao has been voted the BWAA's Edward J. Neil award for "Fighter of the Year." Pacquiao also won it in 2006. Joining Pacquiao in the winner's circle is his trainer Freddie Roach, who took home the Futch-Condon award for "Trainer of the Year." Roach previously won this award in both 2003 and 2006.

Joe Calzaghe was runner-up to Pacquiao in "Fighter of the Year" honors, but did not end up empty-handed. The Welshman who retired undefeated earlier this year won the Al Buck award for "Manager of the Year." Calzaghe's victory is not without precedent. Two other self-managed world champions have had this honor bestowed upon them: George Foreman in 1994 and Bernard Hopkins in 2004.

ShoBox commentator Steve Farhood won the prestigious Walker Award for "Long and Meritorious Service." For Farhood this is the second major award he has won. In 2002 he was voted the Sam Taub Award for "Excellence in Broadcast Journalism." This year's Taub recipient is HBO's Harold Lederman. Lederman, known as boxing's unofficial judge, was a 2005 award winner in the "Good Guy" category.

The "Good Guy" Award, named after Marvin Kohn, will be bestowed upon Alan Hopper of Don King Productions. The closest race was for the Crawford Award, awarded for "perseverance in overcoming adversity." It was a tie between world renowned journalist George Kimball and former world champion Genaro Hernandez. Both will be honored.

The "Fight of the Year" was the rubber-match barnburner between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez. It was 12 rounds of sustained fury in which Vazquez won a close decision.

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Good luck on Calzaghe on recieving it.I truely miss him and i've been gong through his fights on dvd over and over again since he retired.He is truely missed and i want him back in the ring for one last time over here in the uk to give us all a great send off.Im sure he'll come back if the money is right!!!!

Originally Posted by yvonne

Good luck on Calzaghe on recieving it.I truely miss him and i've been gong through his fights on dvd over and over again since he retired.He is truely missed and i want him back in the ring for one last time over here in the uk to give us all a great send off.Im sure he'll come back if the money is right!!!!

Since he's already retired, this award is a good start for Joe in his pursuit of other fields in the boxing universe.... being a manager and promoter...

Congratz Joe...

He's already on the way in terms of the behind the scenes work, so Joe Calzaghe the manager and promoter are reay to take over from Calzaghe the ring legend, even if it is just to keep the bank balance ticking over.