*** Saddos 2008 Boxing Awards ***

[C-Lo]

C-Lo's pick as of 12/1/2008

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao Three weight divisions, three wins

2. Fight of the year: Pacquiao vs Marquez II for it's significance, rivalry, and changes in momentum.

3. Round of the year: Arreola vs Walker (I'll go with a longshot)

4. Knockout of the year: Miranda KO Banks. Has anyone checked if Banks is alive from that?

5. Upset of the year: Hopkins over Pavlik. No one had Bernard winning that fight.

6. Comeback fighter of the year: Vitali Klitschko. He's hasn't fought in years and destroyed the second best heavyweight in the world.

7. Event of the year: "The Dream Match": De La Hoya vs Pacquiao

8. Worst fight of the year: Klitschko vs Ibragimov

9. Prospect of the year: TBD

10. Robbery of the year: Lorenzo DQ win over Soto

[HattonTheHammer]

ok here goes...

1.Fighter of the year - Manny Pacquiao

2.Fight of the year - Pacquiao-Marquez II

3.round of the year - Holt-Torres II round 1

4.knockout of the year - Edison Miranda-Steve Banks

5.Upset of the year - Manny Pacquiao defeating Oscar De La Hoya

6.Comeback fighter of the year - Bernard Hopkins roling back the years twice

7.Event of the year - De La Hoya-Pacquiao

8.worst fight of the year - W klitschko-Ibraghimov

9.prospect of the year - Andre Berto (despite being a world champ he is still yet to fight any half decent names)

10.robbery of the year - currently - Danny Williams-John McDermott (williams had 3pts deducted and lost at least 5rounds yet went on to take a unanimous decision?)

[Rantcatrat]

ok here goes...

1.Fighter of the year - currently Manny pacqiuao/Bernard Hopkins (to be decided after saturdays fight)

2.Fight of the year - currently between Pacquiao/Marquez II & Duddy/Smichet

3.round of the year - currently Holt/Torres II round 1

4.knockout of the year - currently Edison Miranda-Steve Banks (doubt that`ll get beaten)

5.Upset of the year - currently Carlos Quintana-Paul Williams 1

6.Comeback fighter of the year - currently Bernard Hopkins roling back the years twice

7.Event of the year - De La Hoya-Pacquiao

8.worst fight of the year - currently W klitschko-Ibraghimov

9.prospect of the year - Andre Berto (despite being a world champ he is still yet to fight any half decent names)

10.robbery of the year - currently - Danny Williams-John McDermott (williams had 3pts deducted and lost at least 5rounds yet went on to take a unanimous decision?)

Explain the Bernard call. I understand the man is a wizard for the clinic he put on Pavlik, but he lost a fight - doesn't that take him out of the running?

[Tito BHB]

ok here goes...

1.Fighter of the year - currently Manny pacqiuao/Bernard Hopkins (to be decided after saturdays fight)

2.Fight of the year - currently between Pacquiao/Marquez II & Duddy/Smichet

3.round of the year - currently Holt/Torres II round 1

4.knockout of the year - currently Edison Miranda-Steve Banks (doubt that`ll get beaten)

5.Upset of the year - currently Carlos Quintana-Paul Williams 1

6.Comeback fighter of the year - currently Bernard Hopkins roling back the years twice

7.Event of the year - De La Hoya-Pacquiao

8.worst fight of the year - currently W klitschko-Ibraghimov

9.prospect of the year - Andre Berto (despite being a world champ he is still yet to fight any half decent names)

10.robbery of the year - currently - Danny Williams-John McDermott (williams had 3pts deducted and lost at least 5rounds yet went on to take a unanimous decision?)

Explain the Bernard call. I understand the man is a wizard for the clinic he put on Pavlik, but he lost a fight - doesn't that take him out of the running?

i see the technicality.. But bernard won really..

But yeah just for the sake of the record he does have a loss is only reason why i dont got him

[HattonTheHammer]

ok here goes...

1.Fighter of the year - currently Manny pacqiuao/Bernard Hopkins (to be decided after saturdays fight)

2.Fight of the year - currently between Pacquiao/Marquez II & Duddy/Smichet

3.round of the year - currently Holt/Torres II round 1

4.knockout of the year - currently Edison Miranda-Steve Banks (doubt that`ll get beaten)

5.Upset of the year - currently Carlos Quintana-Paul Williams 1

6.Comeback fighter of the year - currently Bernard Hopkins roling back the years twice

7.Event of the year - De La Hoya-Pacquiao

8.worst fight of the year - currently W klitschko-Ibraghimov

9.prospect of the year - Andre Berto (despite being a world champ he is still yet to fight any half decent names)

10.robbery of the year - currently - Danny Williams-John McDermott (williams had 3pts deducted and lost at least 5rounds yet went on to take a unanimous decision?)

Explain the Bernard call. I understand the man is a wizard for the clinic he put on Pavlik, but he lost a fight - doesn't that take him out of the running?

The performance against pavlik was the best this year

The calzaghe fight was a complete 50/50 that could of gone either way

Unlike pacquiao the only fighters he has fought and beat this year are world class fighters!!

[Rantcatrat]

1. Fighter of the year: Pac man. No doubt about it after 12/06/08.

2. Fight of the year: I like Cotto v. Margarito. Everything that makes a great fight: two great fighters, shifts in momentum, significance, and ending in a knockout.

3. Round of the year: Holt v. Torres II rd.1

4. Knockout of the year: Miranda KO Banks

5. Upset of the year: Mijares v. Darchinyan.

6. Comeback fighter of the year: Vitali Klitschko

7. Event of the year: ODLH v. Pacquiao

8. Worst fight of the year: Klitschko vs Ibragimov

9. Prospect of the year: Angulo

10. Robbery of the year: Bute v. Andrade