The 2nd British fighter to win the Ring magazine fighter of the year is.....

[Spicoli]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

[ross]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

[erics44]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

yeah but how many K2 fighters have made it on the list

or even german based fighters

perhaps theres a bias against them

and now their crown jewel was just toppled the ring are rubbing their faces in it

[ryanman]

Either this thread title should be changed to 'the second British fighter ever....' or the first post should say Ricky Hatton.

[Fenster]

The 2nd post said Ricky Hatton.

[erics44]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

yeah but how many K2 fighters have made it on the list

or even german based fighters

perhaps theres a bias against them

and now their crown jewel was just toppled the ring are rubbing their faces in it

I don't really mean that btw

im not really arsed

im glad wlad is no longer champ, what a large part of my adult life without a credible HW division

fury deserves the award just for putting an end to that

[ross]

Its interesting that the heavyweights have done historically very well. Most of the multiple winners have been heavyweights.

36 times a heavyweight has won it. Only two years in the 70's did a nne heavyweight win it. It was shared between Ali, Frazier and Foreman.

Tyson unifies against Wilder and wins fighter of the year this year also.

[Fenster]

You can assess the information different to that.

Fury is the first heavyweight to win for 19 years.

Maybe it shows how weak the heavyweight division has been in recent times, or maybe how strong the heavyweight division was in the past, or maybe the heavyweight division is no longer seen as the glamour divison, as it definitely was in the past.

[ross]

You can assess the information different to that.

Fury is the first heavyweight to win for 19 years.

Maybe it shows how weak the heavyweight division has been in recent times, or maybe how strong the heavyweight division was in the past, or maybe the heavyweight division is no longer seen as the glamour divison, as it definitely was in the past.

I personally think its as much to do with America having little in the way of world class heavies over recent years. You need americans in their for their networks to throw promotion behind and create that "glamour" again.

[beenKOed]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

You need to hire some one to follow you around patting you on the back, it wouild save you mountains of time.

[ross]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

You need to hire some one to follow you around patting you on the back, it wouild save you mountains of time.

Ahh, dont be a jealous bitch

[beenKOed]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

You need to hire some one to follow you around patting you on the back, it wouild save you mountains of time.

Ahh, dont be a jealous bitch

Jealous? That's possible, but not this time! Bitch? Never! Just trying to show you how some of us might see you. I'm trying to be a good neighbor.

[Silkeyjoe]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

I get the impression Furys quite liked in the states!

[ross]

That's hard to believe when you think on it. The first? At the rate at which Brits are collecting trinkets he won't be the last. On a side, Canelo v Kirkland ko of year says more about inner promotion than it does anything. Who didn't see that detonation coming?

Exactly what I was saying about fighters with connections getting unfairly rated higher.

Makes Tyson winning the top spot even better as hes the least connected fighter and probably most hated on that list. He has been awarded on pure merit.

I get the impression Furys quite liked in the states!

Maybe the states, they appreciate a great boxer who can entertain.

However, on this side of the Atlantic I dont think you could name a more hated fighter in Britain and this forum could you?

[Fenster]

Fury isn't hated, the majority see him as a clown, which is his own doing. As far as THIS forum goes, nobody is allowed to criticise him about anything without you diving in to defend him.

Again... you wasn't the only person that picked him to beat Wlad and certainly wasn't the only person hoping he would.