OK so PAC is easily Fighter of the year.

[killersheep]

I would like to make a list of honorable mentions.

The rules of this game

1. You cannot name someone that has already been named

2. The fighter must have fought at least twice in 2009

3. Only events of 2009 can be used to justify them.

I'll start

Yonnhy Perez deserves a mention for two huge upsets firstly he had a come from behind stoppage against Silence Mabuza in Mabuza's backyard. Perez was getting outboxed early on and kept pressing and pressing and dialing in his shots until a worn out Mabuza finally gave in to the punishment. More recently he came in as a widely unknown name against Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko. Perez again gave constant pressure and continued to outland Agbeko throughout the night.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Vitali Klitschko could if he beats Johnson, he's fought top tier guys in Gomez and Arreola (undefeated at the time) and done up to now both by stoppage, plus add in his age and i guess you could make a case for him

[zbolt]

paul williams can get honorable mention for his demolition job on winky and the war with sergio martinez.

[CFH]

I'm having a hard time thinking of runners up. J. Marquez had an impressive year, despite his loss to Mayweather. I would've said Williams, but he's been mentioned. Klitschko is a good one too.

[Diane]

I don't know how you guys can suggest Williams considering that a majority of fans, and media, feel that he lost that fight with Martinez. And I think you can factor in his win over Winky, that Winky was no where near fighting his best after being inactive for so long.

Personally, I think Williams doesn't even deserve a mention.

I think that I would have to go with Pac.

How about as a runner-up/honorable mention - Andre Ward. He had 4 fights, all wins, including his total dismantling of Miranda and Kessler.

[TheBranMan]

Maybe for a runner-up/honorable mention -
He's only fought once (assuming because of age and circumstance), but Shane Mosley pulled one of the biggest upsets early in the year (in January if I'm not mistaken), by not only dominating, but knocking out Margarito.

[The Congressman]

I would like to make a list of honorable mentions.

The rules of this game

1. You cannot name someone that has already been named

2. The fighter must have fought at least twice in 2009

3. Only events of 2009 can be used to justify them.

I'll start

Yonnhy Perez deserves a mention for two huge upsets firstly he had a come from behind stoppage against Silence Mabuza in Mabuza's backyard. Perez was getting outboxed early on and kept pressing and pressing and dialing in his shots until a worn out Mabuza finally gave in to the punishment. More recently he came in as a widely unknown name against Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko. Perez again gave constant pressure and continued to outland Agbeko throughout the night.

No Mighty Mike?