*** Saddos 2008 Boxing Awards ***

[amat]

1. Fighter of the year: Manny Pacquiao
2. Fight of the year: Izzy/Raffa
3. Round of the year: Izzy/Raffa III Round 3
4. Knockout of the year: Zahir Raheem getting KO'd In South Africa.
5. Upset of the year: (ask about this) Mijares-Darchinyan
6. Comeback fighter of the year: Paul Williams, funny because he fell off and came back in the same year. There is some ego involved here for me.
7. Event of the year: The cancellation of WNF and Solo Boxeo
8. Worst fight of the year: I choose not to focus on the negatives. Except for the other engatives I focused on.
9. Prospect of the year: James Kirkland, not sure he is ever going to be a top p4p guy but no one is more exciting right now then Kirkland.
10. Robbery of the Year: More like disappointment of the year but I'll go with Joan Guzman not being able to fight Nate Campbell. Big disappointment that was and can loosely be categorized as a robbery. Otherwise I'd have to go back through all my ESPN2 notes to find a robbery. Surely there is a Herman Ngoudjo fight somewhere in the running there.

[CutMeMick]

Robbery of the Year: More like disappointment of the year but I'll go with Joan Guzman not being able to fight Nate Campbell. Big disappointment that was and can loosely be categorized as a robbery. Otherwise I'd have to go back through all my ESPN2 notes to find a robbery. Surely there is a Herman Ngoudjo fight somewhere in the running there.

amat,
WTF are you doing?
Where are the rest of your votes?
I hope your gonna edit the post and add the rest.

[Tito BHB]

1. Fighter of the year - Pac
2. Fight of the year - Vasquez - marquez III
3. Round of the year - Round 1, Holt - Torres II
4. Knockout of the year - Prescott over khan.
5. Upset of the year - Bernard Hopkins over Pavlik.
6. Comeback fighter of the year (This means a fighter who cameback from having bad years to make a comeback to the spotlight in 2008. This does not mean a "comeback" in a fight) Paul Williams
7. Event of the year (It could be the Dream Match or an event like Ahmet Oner ringing the bell during the Williams fight or JMM-Pac II) - Oscar - Pac
8. Worst fight of the year - Jones - Calzaghe
9. Prospect of the year - Gamboa
10. Robbery of the year - Holyfield - Valuev

Very tough.. Although i followed damn near everything suddenly i remember nothing.

[JazMerkin]

1. Fighter of the year: Bernard Hopkins

2. Fight of the year: Cotto vs Margarito

3. Round of the year: Mayorga vs Mosley (Round 12)

4. Knockout of the year: Prescott knocking out Amir Khan in a minute.

5. Upset of the year: Pacquiao dismantling an old De La Hoya

6. Comeback fighter of the year: Bernard Hopkins

7. Event of the year: Cotto vs Margarito

8. Worst fight of the year: Klitschko vs Ibragimov

9. Prospect of the year: James Kirkland

10. Robbery of the year: Marlon B Wright stealing Librado Andrade's knockout against Bute

[Rantcatrat]

1. Fighter of the year - Paul Williams/pac -Undecided.
2. Fight of the year - Vasquez - marquez III
3. Round of the year - Round 2, Holt - Torres II
4. Knockout of the year - Prescott over khan.
5. Upset of the year - Bernard Hopkins over Pavlik.
6. Comeback fighter of the year (This means a fighter who cameback from having bad years to make a comeback to the spotlight in 2008. This does not mean a "comeback" in a fight) Paul Williams
7. Event of the year (It could be the Dream Match or an event like Ahmet Oner ringing the bell during the Williams fight or JMM-Pac II) - Answer after oscar - pac
8. Worst fight of the year - Jones - Calzaghe
9. Prospect of the year - Gamboa
10. Robbery of the year - undecided.

Very tough.. Although i followed damn near everything suddenly i remember nothing.

What did Paul Williams come back from?
Did you see the Klitschko v. Imbragimov fight? The Jones v. Calzaghe fight wasn't a bad fight at all.

[Spicoli]

Well let's give it a go.Don't go postal Mick but I have to think outloud with multiples....will go back and edit all down by the deadline.Great thread,top notch work bud.

1.Fighter of the year--Had picked Margarito but in all reality choosing Pacquioa who went on a tear.Tony should have made a fight this year off off Cotto momentum.
2.Fight of the year--Going with Rogers Mtagwa TKO 10 Tomas Villa.I know,Izzy and Marquez went to war,unending respect but nothing like watching these two come out of no where,with no history and no build up...and watching that carnage unfold like that.

3.Round of the year--Personal fav Margarito vs. Cotto round 7.

4.Knockout of the year--tons come to mind but going between Fernando Montiel destruction over Martin Castillo.EDIT,my pick.

5.Upset of the year--Timothy Bradley W.12 Junior Witter.Alllllll the talk of Hatton/Witter and then.......POOF

6.Comeback fighter of the year--Have to go with Vitali.all things considered

7.Event of the year--Edit...have to go with Delahypa and Pac.What ever my opinion of the circus,it was indeed an event that generated unending discussion,debate and mass headlines.

8.Worst fight of the year--EDIT....rewatched Wlad vs. Ibragimov,I made it to the 6th round.My vote for worst of year.

9.Prospect of the year--...Urbano Antillon.Is ranked numero uno but has yet to face a top ten,a prospect to me.He'll do very well!

10.Robbery of the year--Joe Cortez vs. Humberto Soto and the inevitable


Will change a bit but will be final by the deadline

[DAWGSWIN]

1. Fighter- Pacman, absolutely no doubt!!
2. Fight- Vazquez/Marquez III
3. Round – Vazquez/Marquez III Rd 12
4. KO – Holt/Torres II
5. Upset – Williams losing to Quintana
6. Comeback- Nate Campbell
7. Event- Will be ODLH vs Pac
8. Worst Fight- Ibragimov vs W. Klitschko
9. Prospect- Tavoris Cloud
10. Robbery – Soto/Lorenzo

[Spicoli]

Well let's give it a go.Don't go postal Mick but I have to think outloud with multiples....will go back and edit all down by the deadline.Great thread,top notch work bud.

1.Fighter of the year--Had picked Margarito but in all reality choosing Pacquioa who went on a tear.Tony should have made a fight this year off off Cotto momentum.
2.Fight of the year--Going with Rogers Mtagwa TKO 10 Tomas Villa.I know,Izzy and Marquez went to war,unending respect but nothing like watching these two come out of no where,with no history and no build up...and watching that carnage unfold like that.

3.Round of the year--Personal fav Margarito vs. Cotto round 7.

4.Knockout of the year--tons come to mind but going between Fernando Montiel destruction over Martin Castillo.EDIT,my pick.

5.Upset of the year--Timothy Bradley W.12 Junior Witter.Alllllll the talk of Hatton/Witter and then.......POOF

6.Comeback fighter of the year--Have to go with Vitali.all things considered

7.Event of the year--Edit...have to go with Delahypa and Pac.What ever my opinion of the circus,it was indeed an event that generated unending discussion,debate and mass headlines.

8.Worst fight of the year--EDIT....rewatched Wlad vs. Ibragimov,I made it to the 6th round.My vote for worst of year.

9.Prospect of the year--...Urbano Antillon.Is ranked numero uno but has yet to face a top ten type,a prospect to me.He'll do very well!

10.Robbery of the year--Joe Cortez vs. Humberto Soto and the inevitable


Will change a bit but will be final by the deadline

With a whole 1 1/2 hours left,fini

[leftylee]

1. Antonio Margarito
2. Cotto v Margarito
3.
4. Martin Lindsay over Derry Matthews
5. Timothy Bradley over Junior Witter
6. Ricky Hatton
7. Oscar De La Hoya v Manny Pac
8. Wladimir Klitchsko v Sultan Ibragimov
9. Kell Brook
10. John McDermott v Danny Williams

[BoxingGorilla]

1. Fighter of the year - Manny Pacquiao

2. Fight of the year - Miguel Cotto Vs. Antonio Margarito

3. Round of the year - Torres Vs. Holt Round 1

4. Knockout of the year - Mosley KO12 Mayorga with 1 second left on clock

5. Upset of the year - Brian Vera TKO7 Andy Lee

6. Comeback fighter of the year - Kelvin Davis returns from broken neck and back.

7. Event of the year - Malignaggi gets a haircut between rounds

8. Worst fight of the year - Hasim Rahman Vs. James Tony II

9. Prospect of the year - Juan Manuel Lopez

10. Robbery of the year - Mayweather Jr. finds 7 million in "jewels" stolen from his home

[hitmanhatton]

1. Fighter of the year - Pacquiao (if he wins on sat) if not Hopkins

2. Fight of the year - vasqeuz/marquez 3
3. Round of the year - Torres/Holt round 1

4. Knockout of the year - Urango KTFO vilches (if it was in 2008 i dont remember)
5. Upset of the year - Darchinyan TKO 9 Mijares

6. Comeback fighter of the year - JMM - lost a controversial decision to pac-man but came back by stepping up to 135 and being the first man to stop a boxing legend in casamayor

7. Event of the year - Cotto/Margarito - cant remember the last time so many people seemed to be so excited about a fight

8. Worst fight of the year - Klitschko/Ibragimov
9. Prospect of the year - JML - does he still count as a prospect ? i dont care he HAS to be in this awards somewere

10. Robbery of the year - Soto/Lorenzo

[BoxingGorilla]

A vote for two people is a vote for nobody. Just choose one, even if you flip a coin to do it.

[hitmanhatton]

what do u mean, my vote for best fighter, it just depends on saturday im not voting for both

[JonnyFolds]

1. Joe Calzaghe
2. Izzy vs Rafa III
3. Izzy vs Rafa 12
4. Urango vs Vilches
5. Quintana vs Williams 1
6. Vic Darchinyan
7. Pac vs De la hoya
8. Klitschko vs Ibragimov
9. Bernabe Concepcion
10. Andrade vs Bute

[RozzySean]

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Margo/Cotto
3. Jones/Calzaghe 1 (Joe was legit hurt and came back)
4.Prescott/Khan
5. Oscar/Pac
6. Vitali
7. Margo / Cotto
8. Judah/Johnson
9. Tim Bradley
10. I'm with Amat - Guzman not making weight and robbing Campbell of a payday.