** Saddos 2007 Boxing Awards **

1. Pavlik
2. Pavlik - Taylor
3. Vasquez - Marquez round 3
4. Pavlik crushing Taylor like a train hitting a stalled Pinto
5. Penalosa - Gonzalez
6. Forrest
7. Mayweather - De La Hoya
8. Spinks - Taylor, it looked especially bad after the brutal fight preceding it. It might not be the worst though, I'm sure Zahir Raheem fought in 2007 at some point. Hopkins - Wright sucked pretty bad too, Winky is my favorite fighter and I couldn't watch all of it.
9. Molitor
10. Santa Cruz - Casamayor

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

** Saddos 2007 Boxing Awards **

Well fellas we've come to the conclusion to another year in boxing. But not jusy any year this is by far one of the best years boxing has offered quite possbily ever....

With that being said here I am again hosting the 2nd annual Saddo Boxing Awards 2007. For those of you who missed 2006s awards run a quick search and I'm sure you'll find it.

So here it is again.

Rules:
Categories will be listed you can ONLY list ONE nominee per category.
Votes will be counted for on the given date. Any modifications made after that date will be void.
Voting will begin TODAY Dec. 9th and the last day to vote will be Dec. 29th
I will then lock this thread and count up all the votes I will also make a new thread with the winners.

*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. ;)

Here are the categories:

1. Fighter of the year
2. Fight of the year
3. Round of the year
4. Knock out of the year
5. Upset of the year
6. Comeback Fighter of the year
7. Event of the year - (This could be PBF vs. ODLH, the little riot during Zab-PBF. An event that took place that was major)
8. Worst fight of the year
9. Prospect of the year

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1. Fighter of the year = Kelly Pavlik
2. Fight of the year = Kelly Pavlik vs Jermain Taylor
3. Round of the year = Sakio Bika vs Jaidon Codrington 1st round i changed my opinion.
4. Knock out of the year = Ricky Hatton vs Floyd Mayweather Jr because it was so funny.
5. Upset of the year = Nonito Donaire vs Vic Darchinyan
6. Comeback Fighter of the year = Vernon Forrest
7. Event of the year = Floyd Mayweather vs Oscar De La Hoya
8. Worst fight of the year = Cory Spinks vs Jermain Taylor
9. Prospect of the year = Amir Khan
10. Robbery of the year = Casamayor vs Cruz


*I added your robbery of the year.

1. Fighter of the year - Floyd Mayweather, with huge wins over ODLH and Hatton.
2. Fight of the year - Kelly Pavlik - Jermain Taylor. This fight had everything. Pavlik got sparked but came back to knock Jermain out cold.
3. Round of the year - Definitely Bika vs Codrington Round 1. That might have been one of the best rounds of this decade.
4. Knock out of the year - Mayweather vs Hatton. I'm choosing this because it was so unexpected and it was a picture perfect left hook that basically did Hatton in.
5. Upset of the year -
6. Comeback Fighter of the year - Paulie Malignaggi. After the Cotto fight last year, I thought he was done, but he's rebounded and now a beltholder.
7. Event of the year - The World Awaits and Undefeated (tie)
8. Worst fight of the year - Jermain Taylor - Cory Spinks. I almost stabbed myself in the eyes to stop this nightmare. Then I realized I could change the channel.
9. Prospect of the year -

Before i make this list, I want to make special mention of Diego "Chico" Corrales who provided the best fight I've ever seen. He is a major loss to the sport and I for one will miss him in the ring.

1. Fighter of the year: Juan Diaz (Making two of the divisions best quit on their stool)
2. Fight of the year: Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlik
3. Round of the year: Jaidon Coderington vs. Sakio Bika Round 1. Twas a pendulum.
4. Knock out of the year: Michael Sprott KO'ing Audley Harrison
5. Upset of the year: Daisuke Naito dethrowning Pongsaklek
6. Comeback Fighter of the year: Colin Lynes (Coming out of nowhere to win British & European titles)
7. Event of the year: Mayweather-Hatton build up. I've never seen anything like it.
8. Worst fight of the year: Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks. I have never wanted a fight to end more than this.
9. Prospect of the year: Amir Khan
10. Robbery of the Year: David Diaz vs. Erik Morales (As bad as Casmayor-Santa Cruz was, Morales was robbed of being Mexico's first 4 weight world champion in a fight most of us didn't give him a prayer in.)

1. Fighter of the year - Miguel Cotto
2. Fight of the year - Vasquez Marquez 2
3. Round of the year - Bika - Jaidon Rd 1
4. Knock out of the year - Donaire Over Vic
5. Upset of the year - Pavlik - Taylor

6. Comeback of the year - Erik Morales.. He came back from back to back Ko Losses to remind us how great a fighter he is and always will be and litterally used the very last ounce of fight in him to take young strong hungry champion david diaz to school only to get robbed in a disgusting homtown decision.. -Close second- Paulie Malignaggi - Now a major player at light welterweight and the boxing world in general after loosing for the first time against Miguel Cotto last year

7. Event of the year - Undefeated - Mayweather vs Hatton
8. Worst fight of the year - Spinks - Taylor
9. Prospect of the year - Amir Khan
10. - Robbery of the year - Erik Morales - David Diaz - Erik blatantly won this and as far as figures go his legacy was robbed and future reference will not tell people he was a four weight world champion mexican warrior.. And its fucking disgraceful/ Barrera - Marquez comes close and deserves a mention purely for the disgraceful cards not the winner

1. Fighter of the year Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2. Fight of the year Rafael Marquez V Israel Vasquez 2
3. Round of the year
4. Knock out of the year
5. Upset of the year
6. Comeback Fighter of the year
7. Event of the year Hatton Floyd build up.
8. Worst fight of the year Cory Spinks V Jermaine Taylor
9. Prospect of the year Amir Kahn

1. Fighter of the year - Calzaghe - unifying the title.
2. Fight of the year - Kessler Calzaghe...id say this was the only real 50-50 fight this yr
3. Round of the year -
4. Knock out of the year - Pavlik KO Jermaine Taylor
5. Upset of the year -
6. Comeback Fighter of the year -
7. Event of the year - Mayweather vs Hatton..UK vs USA - dont get much better
8. Worst fight of the year - Micheal sprott vs Matt Skelton - id go as far as to say this is the worst fight i have ever seen.
9. Prospect of the year - Amir Khan - gotta admit he is looking sharp

*EDIT*

Please note that I have ADDED a new category.
#10. Robbery of the year. :)

1. Fighter of the year - Pavlik, rose through the ranks and came thruogh progressively tougher fights
2. Fight of the year - Pavlik / Taylor
3. Round of the year - Oh what the hell, Bika Codrington 1, can't think of another standout
4. Knock out of the year - Sprott / Audley
5. Upset of the year -
6. Comeback Fighter of the year - Vernon Forrest
7. Event of the year - Mayweather vs Hatton. Bigger for the boxing fans than ODLH.
8. Worst fight of the year - Lacy-Manfredo, of the ones I've actually seen, though I can believe Sprott-Skelton was awful
9. Prospect of the year - Amir Khan, has to be, people forget he is only a PROSPECT.

mine is done if anyone wants to check it out now

1. Fighter of the year: Kelly Pavlik
2. Fight of the year: Calzaghe-Kessler
3. Round of the year:
4. Knock out of the year:
5. Upset of the year: Kiko ko'ing Bernard Dunne in about a minute
6. Comeback Fighter of the year:David Haye v Mormeck
7. Event of the year:
8. Worst fight of the year:
9. Prospect of the year: Andy Lee, Don't think he lost a round
10. Robbery of the Year:

1. Fighter of the year: Kelly Pavlik (KOing the two best in the division, NO CONTEST)
2. Fight of the year: Pavlik vs Taylor (Slugfest to Pavlik down to Tactical Action to Goodnight Taylor)
3. Round of the year: Cordington vs Bika (Round 1)
4. Knock out of the year: Donaire KO Darchinyan (Cause Darchinyan is such an A-Hole!!!)
5. Upset of the year: Donaire over Darchinyan
6. Comeback Fighter of the year: Gerry Penalosa
7. Event of the year: The British fans singing and the band playing throughout the Hatton/Mayweather undercard.
8. Worst fight of the year: Hopkins vs Wright (the amount of hugs broke the 160 mark? cmon!!!)
9. Prospect of the year: Nonito Donaire
10. Robbery of the year: Casamayor over Cruz

1. Fighter of the year--Miguel Cotto
2. Fight of the year--Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor
3. Round of the year--Cordington vs. Bika Round 1
4. Knock out of the year--Donaire vs. Darchinyan
5. Upset of the year--Donaire vs. Darchinyan
6. Comeback Fighter of the year--Gerry Penalosa
7. Event of the year -Mayweather vs. Hatton
8. Worst fight of the year--Andre Dirrell vs. Curtis Stevens
9. Prospect of the year--Victor Ortiz
10. Robbery of the year--Casamayor vs. Cruz

1.Mayweather for me chaps
2.hmm ok Katsidis v Earl
3.
4.Have to go with Mayweather again here, not because it was bonecrunching,skullsplitting,teethshattering, but quite simply because i didnt see it coming
5.definately Donaire over Darchinyan
6.
7.Really enjoyed the 24/7 ODLH/Mayweather
8.Has to be Lacy-Manfredo
9.Juan Diaz for me, i know he's been here for a few years but he is still young and is beating everything in front of him
10. Casamayor's somewhat dodgy SD over Santa Cruz

1. Fighter of the year-- Kelly Pavlik
2. Fight of the year--Graham Earl v Michael Katsidis
3. Round of the year--Cordington vs. Bika 1st Round
4. Knock out of the year-- Michael Sprott v Audley Harrison
5. Upset of the year-- Kevin Mc Intyre (A Postman) v Kevin Anderson
6. Comeback Fighter of the year-- Vernon Forrest
7. Event of the year -- Mayweather vs. De La Hoya "The World Awaits"
8. Worst fight of the year--Matt Skelton v Michael Sprott
9. Prospect of the year--Amir Khan
10. Robbery of the year--EASILY Steve Forbes v Demetrius Hopkins