From my home boxing message board here are my choices.... Whatchew got?
There are some very good candidates but for:
The Kevin Sinclair (Rasta) TTR Fighter Of The Year 2016: my vote goes to Carl Frampton 23-0 (14 KO) who as an underdog unified the IBF & WBA super bantamweight titles vs. then undefeated champ in Scott Quigg 30-1-2.... Frampton followed that feat up by challenging himself again this time moving up in weight to challenge another highly regarded then undefeated champion in WBA Featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz 32-1-1... Again as an underdog Frampton won decisively.... Although he only fought twice in 2016 Frampton gets the nod from me.... Carl won't be sitting on the new title either as he has the rematch vs. Leo Santa Cruz already signed for 1-28-17.....
2016 TTR Comeback Fighter Of The Year: my vote here goes to Manny Pacquiao who in 2016 beat tough veteran Timothy Bradley Jr 33-1-1 decisively and followed that up by capturing yet another world title (WBO World welterweight title) vs. the highly regarded Jessie Vargas 27-1....
2016 TTR Fight Of The Year: Was thinking Salido - Vargas but after watching the Chizz vs. Whyte bout my vote goes to the Brits.... The most exciting heavyweight fight I've seen in years. Two heavyweights trading bombs in a phone booth round after round.... Honorable mention goes to McDonnell UD Kameda...
2016 TTR Knockout Of The Year: Vasyl Lomachenko Destroys Rocky Martinez at MSG ...
2016 TTR Boxing Network Of The Year: Astor's Living Room of course but SHO has owned HBO the last few years by featuring better more competitive fights and more of them....
2016 TTR Boxing Commentator Of The Year: Al Bernstein
2016 TTR Prospect Of The Year: Ievgen Khytrov 14-0 (12 KO) Man, this kid's a beast looking to do damage w/ his fists
2016 TTR Breakthrough Performance Of The Year: Joe Smith Jr. KO 1 Andrej Fonfara
2016 TTR Upset Of The Year: Jezreel Corrales KO 2 Takashi Uchiyama
2016 TTR Trainer Of The Year: Robert Garcia
2016 TTR Arturo Gatti Memorial Award: Orlando Salido, and I hope he's still got one great fight left in him too...
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