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Again with the AJ love? He beat an almost 40 year old Pulev. How would he be in consideration at all? There are probably at minimum 20 other fighters who beat better fighters than Pulev and in more impressive fashion.

Lopez to me is pretty easily the FOTY. This year was slow for boxing because of COVID, so fighters this year win off of basically who had the best win. That was easily Lopez. Ring magazine had co winners with Lopez and Fury but let’s be honest, Wilder was a top dog at HW but was extremely limited. He is not even in the same league as Loma.
LOL! I think this is a 1st for me, being considered an AJ fan!


I try to vet all the same. If I use age for him then I have to use that for every fighter. Yet we both know the past 2 decades 40 year old fighters have become the norm in virtually every weight class, from Pac up to Pulev. I also have to factor in he hadn't loss in 1/2 decade?

Not sure how that would vie against a 30something fighter who loses all rounds then wins by KO think Wilder? In other words was Fury's win over Wilder better than AJ's over Pulev?
Do you think FUry would rank higher than AJ in a bid for fighter of the year? I don't.

And for sure I agree, covid put a damper on things, but doesnt negate that those who did fight, should be told to try again next year! LOL!

AJ on this board and many others claimed got exposed. He beat that narrative in top fashion, Now had he been considered a shoe in to win the rematch, I wouldn't have given him the credit as a champ proving he still belonged.

And that BEST HW's or champs period, usually get the fight of their lives from an unexpected foe. Whereas with Ruiz a few here, knew his body type had nothing to do with deciding if he belonged. He proved he did.
Not AJ fault Ruiz ate himself out of contentions. Not his fault the orgs placed Pulev atop and not Fury.

No way does AJ rank Top 3 FOTY. I extended it to 5, but curious if you had to include him would he make your top 10? 20?

Like @TitoFan stated:Teo, not a close 2nd!
Age is definitely a factor, but all ages aren’t equal though. Pulev hasn’t proven anything for a long time and has never even proven that he was ever a top fighter even in his prime. I bring up his age because he was never that good and has gone downhill from there. Someone like Pacquiao may be old but has proven to still be a solid fighter that can beat top guys.

As for better wins than Pulev, there are countless. Inoue beating Maloney, Charlo beating Rosario, other Charlo beating Derevyanchenko, Breidis beating Dorticos, Ramirez beating Postol, etc. There are so many.

The point is that with everyone only having one fight, it should go to the person with the best win. Pulev is nowhere near as good as many fighters who lost this year. Therefore, AJ can’t be anywhere close to the top, no matter how impressive he looked because his opponent was nowhere near as good as other opponents. I mean, you might as well put Crawford on the list for beating an old and damaged Brook.