Is Carl Frampton "Fighter of the Year" so far in 2016?

[Primo Carnera]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

[Master]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

He has moved up weight, taken on an undefeated US fighter in his homeland for a world title being the big under dog is just as good, if not better than beating Rigo.

[Ron Swanson]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

He has moved up weight, taken on an undefeated US fighter in his homeland for a world title being the big under dog is just as good, if not better than beating Rigo.

That is fine rationalization. And like most rationalization it is complete bullshit. It's okay to be a ducker if you get belts, the notion is absurd.

[Master]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

He has moved up weight, taken on an undefeated US fighter in his homeland for a world title being the big under dog is just as good, if not better than beating Rigo.

That is fine rationalization. And like most rationalization it is complete bullshit. It's okay to be a ducker if you get belts, the notion is absurd.

Not just belts, what about the other things I mentioned which you conveniently ignore.

[Silkeyjoe]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

Im starting to think Frampton could beat Rigo at 126. Rigo is getting old. Hes been inactive and he is chinny. Still have Rigo as a strong fav but in a year or 2 it could be a close fight.

As for Fighter of the Year Id say at the moment he is top of the list but their is plenty of guys who could pass him out, mainly Crawford or the Kov Ward winner.

[Kel]

Yeah so far. Really glad for him.

[KickMuck]

Bit off topic but I think Quig wins a rematch with Frampton and a shift in tactics. Doubtful that a rematch will happen for that very reason. Plus the weight changes but nether the less a fight i would like to see again.

Crackin fight on Saturday night hats off to to the clones clone.

[Primo Carnera]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

Im starting to think Frampton could beat Rigo at 126. Rigo is getting old. Hes been inactive and he is chinny. Still have Rigo as a strong fav but in a year or 2 it could be a close fight.

As for Fighter of the Year Id say at the moment he is top of the list but their is plenty of guys who could pass him out, mainly Crawford or the Kov Ward winner.

Don't get me wrong, I reckon you could be right. I've backed against Frampton in his last 2 fights and he's proved me wrong. If he were to fight Selby or Rigo , I would probably back against him again, but he keeps proving me wrong.
my point is , and it doesn't only apply to Frampton, that the governing bodies should grow some balls and insist on the best fighting the best. I could think of loads of guys that are guilty, Eubank jr, Quigg, Adonis, Canelo, Every top MW, all the WW's, Khan, just to name a few. It's ridiculous.

[Silkeyjoe]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

Im starting to think Frampton could beat Rigo at 126. Rigo is getting old. Hes been inactive and he is chinny. Still have Rigo as a strong fav but in a year or 2 it could be a close fight.

As for Fighter of the Year Id say at the moment he is top of the list but their is plenty of guys who could pass him out, mainly Crawford or the Kov Ward winner.

Don't get me wrong, I reckon you could be right. I've backed against Frampton in his last 2 fights and he's proved me wrong. If he were to fight Selby or Rigo , I would probably back against him again, but he keeps proving me wrong.
my point is , and it doesn't only apply to Frampton, that the governing bodies should grow some balls and insist on the best fighting the best. I could think of loads of guys that are guilty, Eubank jr, Quigg, Adonis, Canelo, Every top MW, all the WW's, Khan, just to name a few. It's ridiculous.

yep 100% but its nothing new to boxing. Hagler, like GGG, couldnt get big fights for years. Mayweather and Manny made careers out of picking and choosing opponents and they are the best of our generation. Money talks, if Carl can make as much or more fighting guys that arent as good as Rigo. He made a lot of money v Quigg but apart from that he really hasnt made much and a loss to Rigo now would probably ruin his earning potential. The only way to get the best fighting the best on a regular basis in my mind is a unified division in boxing similar to ther UFC. I was hoping PBC would do that but its not looking likely.

As for backing against Frampton in those fights it would depend on prices. Think Selby is a close fight. Would probably back the outsider in that fight, whoever it is. It deends what price Rigo is, Id probably back him at anything over 1/2 while Id prob back Frampton at anything over 3/1.

[Primo Carnera]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

Im starting to think Frampton could beat Rigo at 126. Rigo is getting old. Hes been inactive and he is chinny. Still have Rigo as a strong fav but in a year or 2 it could be a close fight.

As for Fighter of the Year Id say at the moment he is top of the list but their is plenty of guys who could pass him out, mainly Crawford or the Kov Ward winner.

Don't get me wrong, I reckon you could be right. I've backed against Frampton in his last 2 fights and he's proved me wrong. If he were to fight Selby or Rigo , I would probably back against him again, but he keeps proving me wrong.
my point is , and it doesn't only apply to Frampton, that the governing bodies should grow some balls and insist on the best fighting the best. I could think of loads of guys that are guilty, Eubank jr, Quigg, Adonis, Canelo, Every top MW, all the WW's, Khan, just to name a few. It's ridiculous.

yep 100% but its nothing new to boxing. Hagler, like GGG, couldnt get big fights for years. Mayweather and Manny made careers out of picking and choosing opponents and they are the best of our generation. Money talks, if Carl can make as much or more fighting guys that arent as good as Rigo. He made a lot of money v Quigg but apart from that he really hasnt made much and a loss to Rigo now would probably ruin his earning potential. The only way to get the best fighting the best on a regular basis in my mind is a unified division in boxing similar to ther UFC. I was hoping PBC would do that but its not looking likely.

As for backing against Frampton in those fights it would depend on prices. Think Selby is a close fight. Would probably back the outsider in that fight, whoever it is. It deends what price Rigo is, Id probably back him at anything over 1/2 while Id prob back Frampton at anything over 3/1.

Now you've got me going on a completely different tangent and another bugbear of mine. Why didn't he make a lot of money before Quigg? He won World titles in front of Packed Arenas in his hometown, they even had to build a fuckin stadium for him! Answer, Because he has been completely shafted by Barry McGuigan! McGuigan has always taken the best options for himself rather than Frampton's career. not dissimilar to the Eubank Sr./Jr. situation.

[Fenster]

How the fuck does anyone know what money Frampton has made? Unless you're all millionaires I wouldn't mind being a pound note behind him.

[Silkeyjoe]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

Im starting to think Frampton could beat Rigo at 126. Rigo is getting old. Hes been inactive and he is chinny. Still have Rigo as a strong fav but in a year or 2 it could be a close fight.

As for Fighter of the Year Id say at the moment he is top of the list but their is plenty of guys who could pass him out, mainly Crawford or the Kov Ward winner.

Don't get me wrong, I reckon you could be right. I've backed against Frampton in his last 2 fights and he's proved me wrong. If he were to fight Selby or Rigo , I would probably back against him again, but he keeps proving me wrong.
my point is , and it doesn't only apply to Frampton, that the governing bodies should grow some balls and insist on the best fighting the best. I could think of loads of guys that are guilty, Eubank jr, Quigg, Adonis, Canelo, Every top MW, all the WW's, Khan, just to name a few. It's ridiculous.

yep 100% but its nothing new to boxing. Hagler, like GGG, couldnt get big fights for years. Mayweather and Manny made careers out of picking and choosing opponents and they are the best of our generation. Money talks, if Carl can make as much or more fighting guys that arent as good as Rigo. He made a lot of money v Quigg but apart from that he really hasnt made much and a loss to Rigo now would probably ruin his earning potential. The only way to get the best fighting the best on a regular basis in my mind is a unified division in boxing similar to ther UFC. I was hoping PBC would do that but its not looking likely.

As for backing against Frampton in those fights it would depend on prices. Think Selby is a close fight. Would probably back the outsider in that fight, whoever it is. It deends what price Rigo is, Id probably back him at anything over 1/2 while Id prob back Frampton at anything over 3/1.

Now you've got me going on a completely different tangent and another bugbear of mine. Why didn't he make a lot of money before Quigg? He won World titles in front of Packed Arenas in his hometown, they even had to build a fuckin stadium for him! Answer, Because he has been completely shafted by Barry McGuigan! McGuigan has always taken the best options for himself rather than Frampton's career. not dissimilar to the Eubank Sr./Jr. situation.

His world title win was v Kiko which was a voluntary defense. So majority of purse went to Kiko.

I think his net worth is 5.5 million. Not too shabby but not a ridiculous amount.

[Primo Carnera]

Frampton only got $500,000 whereas LSC got $1 million form their fight. If Rigo has got Jay Z he could easily afford the fight with Frampton.

What Carl has achieved was equally as hard as beating Rigo.

Now come on, it was a great achievement and a great win, and I don't want to take anything away from him. But if beating Rigo was "equally hard", why didn't he just go ahead and do it?
without wanting to sound like I'm doubting you, I also believe he earned a helluva lot more than $500k.
Frampton's not the only guy out there avoiding a fighter, but it shouldn't be allowed to happen. Just the way it is (as Bruce Hornsby and the range once said.)

Im starting to think Frampton could beat Rigo at 126. Rigo is getting old. Hes been inactive and he is chinny. Still have Rigo as a strong fav but in a year or 2 it could be a close fight.

As for Fighter of the Year Id say at the moment he is top of the list but their is plenty of guys who could pass him out, mainly Crawford or the Kov Ward winner.

Don't get me wrong, I reckon you could be right. I've backed against Frampton in his last 2 fights and he's proved me wrong. If he were to fight Selby or Rigo , I would probably back against him again, but he keeps proving me wrong.
my point is , and it doesn't only apply to Frampton, that the governing bodies should grow some balls and insist on the best fighting the best. I could think of loads of guys that are guilty, Eubank jr, Quigg, Adonis, Canelo, Every top MW, all the WW's, Khan, just to name a few. It's ridiculous.

yep 100% but its nothing new to boxing. Hagler, like GGG, couldnt get big fights for years. Mayweather and Manny made careers out of picking and choosing opponents and they are the best of our generation. Money talks, if Carl can make as much or more fighting guys that arent as good as Rigo. He made a lot of money v Quigg but apart from that he really hasnt made much and a loss to Rigo now would probably ruin his earning potential. The only way to get the best fighting the best on a regular basis in my mind is a unified division in boxing similar to ther UFC. I was hoping PBC would do that but its not looking likely.

As for backing against Frampton in those fights it would depend on prices. Think Selby is a close fight. Would probably back the outsider in that fight, whoever it is. It deends what price Rigo is, Id probably back him at anything over 1/2 while Id prob back Frampton at anything over 3/1.

Now you've got me going on a completely different tangent and another bugbear of mine. Why didn't he make a lot of money before Quigg? He won World titles in front of Packed Arenas in his hometown, they even had to build a fuckin stadium for him! Answer, Because he has been completely shafted by Barry McGuigan! McGuigan has always taken the best options for himself rather than Frampton's career. not dissimilar to the Eubank Sr./Jr. situation.

His world title win was v Kiko which was a voluntary defense. So majority of purse went to Kiko.

I think his net worth is 5.5 million. Not too shabby but not a ridiculous amount.

I beg to differ. If it's a voluntary, that doesn't mean Kiko gets the Lion's Share. It just means that Frampton could earn more than he would have for his Mandatory. e.g. Brook took a voluntary against Frankie Gavin before Jo Jo Dan, who was his Mandatory, does that mean that Gavin took the Lion's Share?
another example is where Andy Lee fought Pete Quillin in the States as a voluntary instead of his Mandatory, because he was paid much better money to do so. even to the extent of giving Saunders "step aside" money.
there was decent money in those fights in Ireland, but mostly for McGuigan because he was promoting.
It is widely known that Frampton moved away from Matchroom because Hearn wouldn't allow McGuigan to co-promote. But Frampton would've definitely earned more for that Kiko fight (and any other fight for that matter.) if he was still with Matchroom. Only Barry wouldn't.