Performance Of The Year ??

[C-Lo]

Hard to pick, so far in the year.

3rd place: Juan Diaz over Julio Diaz
-Juan completely smothered Julio with volumes of punches. It didnt seem like Julio was trying to fight back. Juan was never really in any pressure during that fight, he was in complete control.

2nd place: Joe Calzaghe over Mikkel Kessler
-Joe was hit with some good shots and in trouble at times, but, still outworked and outlanded Kessler throughout the fight.

Performance of the Year: Kelly Pavlik over Jermaine Taylor
-Slugfest round 1, Dropped and almost out for the count in round 2, outlanding Taylor in his own game (jabs), and knocking Taylor senseless in the end.

[Wacko3205]

Pavlik over Taylor
Calzaghe over Kessler
Cotto over Judah
Marquez over Barrera & Juarez pretty much did me well.

Marquez lost to barrera

Yeah...your'e right...& Paulie beat Cotto too.

[OumaFan]

guess it depends on who you think was the better fighter, Taylor or Kessler cause Pavlik and Calzaghe could both be in there.

I'm a big fan of Juan but Julio really wasn't an elite guy, a good solid fighter but not elite.

[ono]

In no particular order

mijares over arce
kessler over andrade
calzaghe over kessler
hatton over castillo
pavlik over miranda and taylor
katsidis over earl
mosley over collazo
vasquez over marquez (2nd)

[Mr140]

Calzaghe vs Kessler for me i thought that was a great show of skill form Calzaghe.

[El Gamo]

Pavlik over Taylor
Calzaghe over Kessler
Cotto over Judah
Marquez over Barrera & Juarez pretty much did me well.

Marquez lost to barrera

Yeah...your'e right...& Paulie beat Cotto too.

[Julius Rain]

In no particular order

mijares over arce
kessler over andrade
calzaghe over kessler
hatton over castillo
pavlik over miranda and taylor
katsidis over earl
mosley over collazo
vasquez over marquez (2nd)

good call on hatton over castillo, i forgot about that one.

[killersheep]

1) Calzaghe over Kessler
2) Pavlik over Taylor
3) Vazquez over Marquez
4) Diaz over Diaz
5) Kessler over Andrade

1 and 2 are almost interchangable for me, as they were both career
defining performances and both were division clinchers.

[eagle]

I agree that Mijares over Arce was a great performance. Totally shut out a great fighter.

[bambamdaddio]

So far it's got to be Joe Calzaghe's performance in Wales v Kessler, not only the performance but the magnitude of it all and the pressure on Joe to deliver in his quest for acceptance as a true great, awesome ...

So the last round Kess needed a knockout to win, so does Joe run, no does he hell, he trades with Kess making sure he has allowed him every chance to beat him if good enough to do so,....brilliant, fair and goddam crazy....but the real deal none the less...

[ryanman]

pavlik/israel/calzaghe - a very strong case could be made for all three

[DaxxKahn]

1) Calzaghe over Kessler
2) Pavlik over Taylor
3) Vazquez over Marquez
4) Diaz over Diaz
5) Kessler over Andrade

1 and 2 are almost interchangable for me, as they were both career
defining performances and both were division clinchers.

I can't say exactly for sure that Vazquez had the performance of the years but the round of the year goes to him that much is for sure...Kind of reminded me of a small version of Hagler Hearns....Cut,bleeding, either I end it now or the ref ends it

[ryanman]

1) Calzaghe over Kessler
2) Pavlik over Taylor
3) Vazquez over Marquez
4) Diaz over Diaz
5) Kessler over Andrade

1 and 2 are almost interchangable for me, as they were both career
defining performances and both were division clinchers.

I can't say exactly for sure that Vazquez had the performance of the years but the round of the year goes to him that much is for sure...Kind of reminded me of a small version of Hagler Hearns....Cut,bleeding, either I end it now or the ref ends it

kessler over andrade?interesting pick,definately not THE performance of the year but i commend your observation skills