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My list...
1. Juan Manuel Lopez
2. Sergio Martinez (he'll jump to #1 if he beats PWill)
3. Fernando Montiel
4. Lucian Bute
5. Vitali Klitschko
6. Wlad Klitschko
7. Manny Pacquiao
8. Tomasz Adamek
9. Giovanni Segura
10. Jean Pascal
11. Amir Khan
12. Paul Williams
Pascal is way to low if you ask me, on paper he has probably got the best win of the year.
Segura's win over Calderon, Martinez's win over Pavlik and Pascal's win over Dawson and the three biggest wins of the year so far. If Martinez also beats Williams I agree he takes the number one spot.
Montiel's wins over Hasegawa and Concepcion deserve mention, but aren't quite up to the level.
so my candidates are
Sergio Martinez (unless he loses tomorrow)
Giovanni Segura
Jean Pascal
it seems like a toss up between Pacman and JML .
I say Bhop beats Pascal so im guessing he wont be fighter of the year
Martinez would be a clear #1 if he beats Williams .
I disagreeQuote:
Originally Posted by gest12645
I disagree
And I agree
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Yeah. I may have put him too low. I should replace one of the Klits.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983
Good list - I would vote for JML.Quote:
Originally Posted by :::PSL:::
I'm with you on Martinez. I have to disagree with Bute, way too high. He's beat Miranda, and Brinkley not great fighters by any means. Definitely not the type to make him fighter of the year.
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Depends. If Pascal is black enough to beat Hopkins, i'd go with him. If he doesn't and Martinez beats Williams, i'd go with him. If Khan beats Maidana well, i'd have him creep into the top 5 or 6.
If they all lose, i'd probably look at JuanMa, or even Pacquiao.
Can't be decided yet though as the top candidates still have difficult fights to get through.
It's difficult because the top level fighters are all fairly inactive, and then there are some former top level fighters who are still licking their wounds from beatings.
I don't see how Martinez gets a clear number one if he beats Williams. He beat a DONE Kelly Pavlik to add to that. ???Quote:
Originally Posted by :::PSL:::I disagreeQuote:
Originally Posted by gest12645
I disagree
And I agree
:)
Pascal gets the nod for me when he beats Hopkins. He'll have way too much speed for him.
I'll come back to this thread in around 1 months time. A lot could change in that time. If Maidana KO's Khan which he very well could although I'm expecting Amir to be awesome in truth, I think that must fire him up there.
Like I said I'LL COME BACK IN A MONTH.
Okay mateQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Toss up between Pascal and Martinez for me. As mentioned...one more fight for each will be the deciding factor. If they both fall on their faces somehow (which I highly doubt), really have no clue.
Soto - Karass!
How have you got P-Will on there when he's only fought 3.5 rounds of boxing at the time of writing?Quote:
Originally Posted by :::PSL:::
Obvivously he didn't make my top 10.Quote:
Originally Posted by JazMerkin
Just consider it 11 and 12 as honorable mention. ;)
If Sergio wins tonight then Sergio takes it for me...
After that it's Segura followed by JP.
I just can't decide. I'll be back soon with an answer.
Not that I agree with it, but Pac is probably right up there, his wins publicly count as double.
for me, it's gotta be Juan Manuel Lopez. there is no doubt about that!
The award should already be Fernando Montiel
Martinez just took the Fighter of the year from Montiel with that KO
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Originally Posted by :::PSL:::
1. Juan Manuel Lopez Sergio Martinez
2. Sergio Martinez Juan Manuel Lopez
3. Fernando Montiel
4. Lucian Bute
5. Vitali Klitschko
6. Wlad Klitschko
7. Manny Pacquiao
8. Tomasz Adamek
9. Giovanni Segura
10. Jean Pascal
11. Amir Khan
12. Paul Williams
Martinez for me too. He has beaten up Pavlik and knocked Williams clean out in 2. That man is on a roll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Violent Demise
This will probably be terribly unpopular given what just happened, but if Pascal beats Hopkins decisively, I'd still consider him.
I need to see how Pascal reacts to being bodyslammed and elbowed by Hopkins. B-Hop is going to win that fight or get DQed trying.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFH
Martinez it is! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Julius RainGood list - I would vote for JML.Quote:
Originally Posted by :::PSL:::
my pick before martinez destroyed williams was juanma lopez as fighter of the year but now it's probably a toss-up between sergio martinez and juanma lopez. i'd be happy with either one!
its Martinez for sure
IF, big IF Katsidis pulls off what most would perceive as an upset, he flys up the rankings for me.
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Originally Posted by 0james0
Definitely. Martinez gets it for me, if Pascal beats Hopkins he'd be in with a shout, as would Katsidis if he does Marquez. I don't see it happening though. Montiel deserves it too, though I think Martinez shades him after last night
Im still not sure.......
Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams, That's 2 good names in a year.
Yeah It should be Martinez
Lopez and Montiel are the only other fighters in contention imo.
Martinez (2 big names in one year), Pascal (for saving the world of boxing from Chad Dawson), Katsidis (if he wins next), Pacquaio (for dominating bigger guys), maybe Lebedev could be added here if he KO's Huck.
Only way a Katsidis win happens is if some how Marquez gets DQ. Other than that it ain't happening. People making it seem like Marquez is facing Victor Polo or Manuel Medina. He's not. He's facing Michael Katsidis. The win is in the bag for Marquez.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0james0