*** Saddos 2008 Boxing Awards ***

[PhillyKeith]

1. Fighter of the year - Joe Calzaghe - No clear cut winner this year. Pacquiao gives the only threat.

2. Fight of the year - Rogers Mtagwa TKO 10 Tomas Villa - threw caution to the wind and defense out the window. One of the best comeback KO wins...EVER!

3. Round of the year - Vasquez - Marquez III round 12. Torres vs. Holt round 1was a wild one, but Izzy dug deep when it mattered most and came out in the last round like a house on fire, scoring a knockdown and snatching a win in a very very close fight.

4. Knockout of the year - Adonis Stevenson TKO1 Anthony Bonsante - Bonsante goes from being stone cold KTFO'd to blowing a fuse after the stoppage in a matter of seconds. Made for classic TV. (ESPN canceling WNF was a pretty bad KO this year too)

5. Upset of the year - Hopkins over Pavlik - Bernard won the sandwich in the battle of construction workers when no one gave him a shot in hell.

6. Comeback fighter of the year - Nate Campbell - only 1 fight this year, but really made it count. Same goes for Vitali Klitschko.

7. Event of the year - Margarito vs Cotto -everyone knew it would be a war and these guys delivered.

8. Worst fight of the year - Pick anything on an HBO PPV undercard

9. Prospect of the year - tie, Mike Jones & Alfredo Angulo - you will see Angulo really step it up first, look for Jones in late '09.

10. Robbery of the year - Chad Dawson over Glen Johnson - not a flat out robbery, more of an injustice. Let's see Calzaghe - Johnson!!!!