fighter of 2008 so far

Got to go with Tony...Not just because he won those 2 fights and 2 world title in 2008 but how he won them...He dominated those bouts

I picked Hopkins, after rewatching the Calzaghe fight I feel that he beat Calzaghe (by one round), I also feel that his domination of Pavlik, a fight in which he was a 4/1 underdog is the most impressive performance I have seen in a long time. I could just have easily gone with Margarito, I guess I'd have it a draw between the two.

Have to go with My man Margarito.He kicked in the front door and demanded over due respect.

Suprise or one on the rise of the year I'd say Timothy Bradley.Rewatched His fights with Witter and Cherry last night.Hell of a refreshing story,attitude and has nice hand speed.Needs some refining but definatly not a flash in the pan Imo,think he will be around awhile.

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I think it's between Calzaghe, Pacquiao, and Margarito. Hopkins has a loss on his record this year (even though it's controversial, a loss is a loss).

Calzaghe needs to beat Jones and then he would be a good candidate to win it. Even though Jones and Hopkins are past it, on paper it looks pretty sweet.

Pacquiao won the Ring Magazine title from Marquez at 130 then took a title from Diaz at 135. If he wins against De La Hoya, then he's a no brainer for fighter of the year.

But, unless Calzaghe beats Jones and Manny beats Oscar, Margarito is ahead in the fighter of the year race.

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Hopkins beat the 2007 fighter of the year this month ;)

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Like I said, even if it is controversial, he still lost this year. And Pavlik was def not fighter of the year last year.

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Have to go with My man Margarito.He kicked in the front door and demanded over due respect.

Suprise or one on the rise of the year I'd say Timothy Bradley.Rewatched His fights with Witter and Cherry last night.Hell of a refreshing story,attitude and has nice hand speed.Needs some refining but definatly not a flash in the pan Imo,think he will be around awhile.

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completely agree

the guys just come completely under the radar and surprised us all.

I make no qualms about not having a clue who timothy bradley was before the witter fight but having seen that contest, the cherry fight and several others id definitely put money on him being around for a while and possibly dominating the 140pound division once hatton calls it a day (pending berto doesnt move down to 140 as its been suggested)

At this stage my vote goes to Chad Dawson.

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Have to go with My man Margarito.He kicked in the front door and demanded over due respect.

Suprise or one on the rise of the year I'd say Timothy Bradley.Rewatched His fights with Witter and Cherry last night.Hell of a refreshing story,attitude and has nice hand speed.Needs some refining but definatly not a flash in the pan Imo,think he will be around awhile.

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completely agree

the guys just come completely under the radar and surprised us all.

I make no qualms about not having a clue who timothy bradley was before the witter fight but having seen that contest, the cherry fight and several others id definitely put money on him being around for a while and possibly dominating the 140pound division once hatton calls it a day (pending berto doesnt move down to 140 as its been suggested)

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Margarito has been hyped since the whole Mayweather fiasco, I don't see how he flew under the radar at all. A fair number of people (not me) were picking him to upset Cotto as well, not that that diminishes his victory in any way.

One word... TONY!

Fighter of the Year is still up for grabs depending on the outcome of these fights:
Calzaghe vs. RJJ
Pac vs. ODLH
Mijares vs. Vic
Margarito


I'd like to say that for me Hopkins would fall more under "Comeback Fighter of year" then "Fighter of the year"... Just my opinion.
So far I have:
Nate Campbell
Guillermo Jones
Hopkins
Daniel Santos
*If Vic defeats Mijares I would give him the award if he loses I'd give it to Nate.

I love me some BCD but he falls short...
The other guys are facing P4P fighters, BCD hasn't.

Also Bradley?
You must have ran out of names... ;D
Mijares or even Haye have got a better arguement.

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Fighter of the Year is still up for grabs depending on the outcome of these fights:
Calzaghe vs. RJJ
Pac vs. ODLH
Mijares vs. Vic
Margarito


I'd like to say that for me Hopkins would fall more under "Comeback Fighter of year" then "Fighter of the year"... Just my opinion.
So far I have:
Nate Campbell
Guillermo Jones
Hopkins
Daniel Santos
*If Vic defeats Mijares I would give him the award if he loses I'd give it to Nate.

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Nate beat Diaz who was an amazing fighter but not a Cotto

This is going to sound crazy but I think Roman Gonzalez deserves a mention because of his jumping into the international scene over Niida.

Joan Guzman deserves a mention because he is on so many p4p lists and he hasn't even fought this year.

If Mijares beats Vic he will have picked up 2 extra straps in the puzzle, and that's against pretty good competition in his weight class (If he beats Vic he needs to go after Montiel next)

JuanMa if he looks good against Medina should be mentioned as well.

My final pick from your list is BCD though.

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Fighter of the Year is still up for grabs depending on the outcome of these fights:
Calzaghe vs. RJJ
Pac vs. ODLH
Mijares vs. Vic
Margarito


I'd like to say that for me Hopkins would fall more under "Comeback Fighter of year" than "Fighter of the year"... Just my opinion.
So far I have:
Nate Campbell
Guillermo Jones
Hopkins
Daniel Santos
*If Vic defeats Mijares I would give him the award if he loses I'd give it to Nate.

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Nate beat Diaz who was an amazing fighter but not a Cotto

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I said Nate as "Comeback Fighter of the year"....

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This is going to sound crazy but I think Roman Gonzalez deserves a mention because of his jumping into the international scene over Niida.

Joan Guzman deserves a mention because he is on so many p4p lists and he hasn't even fought this year.

If Mijares beats Vic he will have picked up 2 extra straps in the puzzle, and that's against pretty good competition in his weight class (If he beats Vic he needs to go after Montiel next)

JuanMa if he looks good against Medina should be mentioned as well.

My final pick from your list is BCD though.

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Guzman who?
NO WAY he is to be considered.. He doesn't deserved it.. He better clean his act first and then we may consider him. No freebies here..

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Fighter of the Year is still up for grabs depending on the outcome of these fights:
Calzaghe vs. RJJ
Pac vs. ODLH
Mijares vs. Vic
Margarito


I'd like to say that for me Hopkins would fall more under "Comeback Fighter of year" than "Fighter of the year"... Just my opinion.
So far I have:
Nate Campbell
Guillermo Jones
Hopkins
Daniel Santos
*If Vic defeats Mijares I would give him the award if he loses I'd give it to Nate.

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Nate beat Diaz who was an amazing fighter but not a Cotto

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I said Nate as "Comeback Fighter of the year"....

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Ahhh, yes... Sorry, I misread.

Agreed;D