~Saddos 2009 Boxing Awards~

Picks subject to change, but as it stands -

Fighter of the Year - Manny Pacquaio * This WON'T be changing*

Fight of the Year - Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz *Beats domestic tear-up between Rhodes and Moore*

Round of the Year - Maidana vs Ortiz RD1 *Other contenders include Samuels vs Renda RD2 and Rhodes vs Moore RD7 *

Knockout of the Year - Carl Froch TKO12 Jermain Taylor *Honourable mentions to Abraham - Taylor, Green - Jones and Pacquaio - Hatton *

Upset of the Year - Ward vs Kessler * can't really choose between that and Mosley - Margarito though *

Comeback Fighter of the Year - A question before i answer this, should Mayweather actually count? Obviously he made a comeback but he hadn't had 'bad years' before it. Isn't it about someone that looks finished or 'shot' but then suprises us by not being.

Event of the Year - The birth of the Super Six * Narrowly beats Mayweather's return *

Worst Fight of the Year - Froch vs Dirrell * It stunk so very bad. For me very little came close. It made Haye - Valuev look like Hearns - Hagler *

Prospect of the Year - Kell Brook * I might get told off for being a naughty boy for this but he had a good year and a really feel he is going to go a long long way.

Robbery of the Year - Cintron vs Martinez * Dishonorable mentions to Fury - Mcdermott and Funeka - Guzman *

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Originally Posted by ryanman

Comeback Fighter of the Year - A question before i answer this, should Mayweather actually count? Obviously he made a comeback but he hadn't had 'bad years' before it. Isn't it about someone that looks finished or 'shot' but then suprises us by not being.

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You are correct...

Fighter of the Year - Manny Pacquaio

Fight of the Year - Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz

Round of the Year - Maidana vs Ortiz RD1

Knockout of the Year - Randall Bailey's 1 Punch KO of Frankie Figueroa

Upset of the Year - Juan Carlos Salgado over Jorge Linares

Comeback Fighter of the Year - Amir Khan

Event of the Year - The return of Floyd Mayweather Jr

Worst Fight of the Year - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Troy Rowland

Prospect of the Year - Daniel Jacobs

Robbery of the Year - Alejandro Valdez having his shock win over Fernando Montiel stolen away by Top Rank & corrupt Mexican officials

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao
2. Fight of the year: Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz
3. Round of the year: Victor Ortiz vs Marcos Maidana Round 1
4. Knockout of the year: Manny Pacquiao KO Ricky Hatton
5. Upset of the year: Andre Ward TKO Mikkel Kessler
6. Comeback fighter of the year: Pending...
7. Event of the year: De La Hoya retiring
8. Worst fight of the year: Pending...
9. Prospect of the year: Pending...
10. Robbery of the year: Sergio Martinez Draw Kermit Cintron

Fighter of the year: Pacquiao
Fight of the year: JuanMa vs. Mtagwa
Round of the year: Ortiz vs Maidana Round 1
Knockout of the year: Pacquiao KO2 Hatton
Upset of the year: Salgado TKO1 Linares
Comeback fighter of the year: Vitali Klitschko
Event of the year: Pacquiao vs. Cotto
Worst fight of the year: Mayweather vs. Marquez
Prospect of the year: Yonnhy Perez
Robbery of the year: Guzman MD Funeka

I can't really make my mind up about comeback of the year. Can you guys help me out here i got a few names in my head but i can't decide.

Jean Pascal = didn't have a great 2008 he was unimpressive against Omar Pittman, and lost to Carl Froch. But in 2009 he's had a great year winning the Light Heavyweight title, and now recently winning with a dislocated shoulder amazing.

Lucian Bute = Got alot of stick for the 1st Librado Andrade fight, comeback in 2009 and stopped Librado Andrade in great fashion, and had another impressive early stoppage against Fulgencio Zuniga.

Vitali Klitschko = Been out of the ring for 4 years, but did comeback officially in 2008 so im not sure if that effects the comeback of the year ? because didn't he win it last year ?

Amir Khan = Knocked out embarrassingly in 2008, has since comeback and won a world title, and seems to be rated even higher than he was before.

Floyd Mayweather Jr = Been out of the ring for almost 2 years, comesback and scores a great win over a P4P fighter winning 12-0.


1. Manny Pacquiao
2. JMM vs Juan Diaz although JML vs Rogers Mtagwa and Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez were cracking fights aswell.
3. Marcos Rene Maidana vs Victor Ortiz Round 1
4. Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton
5. Juan Carlos Salgado vs Jorge Linares
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7. The Super Six
8.
9. Andre Ward
10. Joan Guzman vs Ali Funeka nothing can beat that surely

1. Fighter of the year - Pacman
2. Fight of the year - Mosley Margarito
3. Round of the year- Dunno man:-\
4. Knockout of the year - Pac's KO of Hatton. One of the most devastating of all time IMO
5. Upset of the year - Kesslers loss
6. Comeback fighter of the year - Shane Mosley
7. Event of the year - Cotto Pac
8. Worst fight of the year - Vitali/Johnson I thought they both were awful
9. Prospect of the year - :-\
10. Robbery of the year - :-\

1. Fighter of the year
Manny Pacquiao

2. Fight of the year
Juan Manuel Marquez Vs Juan Diaz

3. Round of the year


4. Knockout of the year
Manny Pacquiao Vs Ricky Hatton

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 2009. This does not mean a "comeback" in an actual fight)
Amir Khan

7. Event of the year (It could be a fight for Ex: Pac vs. Cotto. An event that took place that had an impact in the sport)
Haye Vs Valuev. Certainly in the UK this had a big impact. It got everyone talking.

8. Worst fight of the year
Haye Vs Valuev

9. Prospect of the year


10. Robbery of the year

1. Fighter of the year - Manny Pac
2. Fight of the year - Marquez - Diaz
3. Round of the year - don't know yet
4. Knockout of the year - Pac vs Hatton
5. Upset of the year - Ward dismantling Kessler
6. Comeback fighter of the year - Shane Mosley.
7. Event of the year - Manny Pac- Miguel Cotto
8. Worst fight of the year - Anthony Small - Thomas McDonagh, I know it was only a british fight but it was really terrible.
9. Prospect of the year - I think Britains John Murray is a hot prospect!
10. Robbery of the year - can't decide yet

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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

1. Fighter of the year - Manny Pac
2. Fight of the year - Marquez - Diaz
3. Round of the year - don't know yet
4. Knockout of the year - Pac vs Hatton
5. Upset of the year - Ward dismantling Kessler
6. Comeback fighter of the year - Shane Mosley.
7. Event of the year - Manny Pac- Miguel Cotto
8. Worst fight of the year - Anthony Small - Thomas McDonagh, I know it was only a british fight but it was really terrible.
9. Prospect of the year - I think Britains John Murray is a hot prospect!
10. Robbery of the year - can't decide yet

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I didn't see that fight, but I thought it was amazing how much press it got for being so terrible.

I gotta give the other categories some thought, but.....

How could Pac-Hatton NOT be the knockout of the year?
Slam dunk, IMO.

:)

Ok my picks, subject to change later on

1. Fighter of the year - It's got to be the Pac man
2. Fight of the year - Cotto vs Pacquaio, just a sensational demolition, history making fight.
3. Round of the year - don't know yet
4. Knockout of the year - Pac vs Hatton (it's Manny's year a bit you can tell!)
5. Upset of the year - It was classed a draw, but Funeka beating up Juan Guzman really suprised me.
6. Comeback fighter of the year - Got to go with my boy Amir, knocked out in 1 round in 08, in 09 he beats Barrera, wins his first world title and destroys his mandatory in just over a minute. Impressive. Also credit to Audley for winning Prizefighter ;D
7. Event of the year - Manny Pac- Miguel Cotto,
8. Worst fight of the year - Haye vs Valuev, there may have been worse fights, but this shit was PPV
9. Prospect of the year - I'm going to go for Wales' own Nathan Cleverly, he really looks like he could go a long way.
10. Robbery of the year - Funeka Guzman, epitomises everything that's wrong with the sport.

1. Fighter of the year - Pacquiao
2. Fight of the year - Berto vs. Collazo
3. Round of the year - Bradley vs. Peterson round 3
4. Knockout of the year - Pac vs. Hatton
5. Upset of the year - Mosley vs. Margarito
6. Comeback fighter of the year - Amir Khan
7. Event of the year - Pac vs. Cotto
8. Worst fight of the year -
9. Prospect of the year - Danny Jacobs
10. Robbery of the year - Funeka vs. Guzman

Fighter of the Year-Pacman
Fight of the Year-Diaz-JMM
Round of the Year-Martinez-Williams Round 1
Knockout of the Year-Mosely knockouts Iron chin Margarito
Upset of the Year-Mosely-Margarito
Comeback Fighter of the Year-Amir Khan
Event of the Year-Pac-Cotto
worst fight of the Year- Haye-Valuev
Prospect of the Year-TBD
Robbery of the Year-Funeka-Guzman

Right i have my Robbery of the year.... It may be a strange one but Barrera - Khan. I was disgusted at how Barrera had to continue until it could go to the cards with that cut from the Butt, he was never going to be able to fight effectively like that!!