End of year awards

[Captain Hook]

http://www.411mania.com/sports/boxing/92817

[lefthook82]

Fighter of the Year
Manny Pacquiao

Fight of the Year
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito


Round of the Year
Ricardo Torres vs. Kendall Holt II, round 1


Most Improved Fighter of the Year
Juan Manuel Lopez

Most Disappointing Fighter of the Year
Oscar De La Hoya

Most Underrated Fighter of the Year
Nonito Donaire Jr.

Knockout of the Year
Edison Miranda (KO David Banks)

Worst Cut of the Year
Jorge Barrios (vs. Rocky Juarez)

Best Pay-Per-View Card of the Year
The Battle: Miguel Cotto/Antonio Margarito

Trainer of the Year
Freddie Roach

Comeback Fighter of the Year
Bernard Hopkins


Come-From-Behind Victory of the Year
Antonio Margarito (TKO Miguel Cotto 11)

Upset of the Year
Manny Pacquiao stops Oscar De La Hoya

Promoter of the Year
Top Rank

Prospect of the Year
Danny Jacobs

The Rocky Balboa Award – Worst Beating of the Year
Manny Pacquiao (Oscar De La Hoya quits before the 9th round)

The Naseem Hamed Award – Ring Entrance of the Year
Ricky Hatton

The Thanks, But No Thanks Award – Worst Fighter of the Year
Sergio Medina


The I Want My Money Back Award – Worst Pay-Per-View of the Year
Battle of the Super Powers: Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr.

The No Mas Award – Most Flagrant Display of Giving Up
Zab Judah

The Stick A Fork In Him, He's Done Award – Fighter who Most Needs To Retire
Evander Holyfield


The Time To Step It Up Award – The Most Poorly Promoted Fighter of the Year
Andre Ward

The Pink Slip Award – Worst Referee of the Year
Joe Cortez


The WTF? Award – Worst Decision of the Year
Humberto Soto vs. Francisco Lorenzo


The Iron Mike Award – The Most Disgraceful Moment in Boxing of the Year
Sergio Medina admits to lying about claims he received death threats if he didn't throw the fight

[stujones]

Good ones LH Happy, those are pretty good.

Might have Khan vs Prescott there for the Upset of the year - simply for the Hype Khan Sky debut brought.

and I would give A force the worst fighter of the year award (the one you have given to Medina)

Floyd Mayweather Snr would be my trainer of the year (simply cause Roach was saying to Hopkins he was winning the Calzaghe fight clearly).

Most disgraceful moment?
Hopkins - racism is up there.
Audley continual conning the fans "its getting there" after he loses to a cabby.
And maybe the alledged Sky/Setanta/SN whoo haah.

[Dioufy]

Round of the year? I'd like to think the 4th in Adamek/Cunningham is up there too.

[Dioufy]

Floyd Mayweather Snr would be my trainer of the year (simply cause Roach was saying to Hopkins he was winning the Calzaghe fight clearly).

To be fair, I think a lot of people thought Hopkins was going to win going into the 12th round. Joe was 5/1 to win before entering the 12th with Bet365, coupled with Enzo Calzaghe telling Joe that he needed a knock-out to win. I thought Hopkins won incidentally.

[stujones]

Yes, so did I but it wasn't just the 12th - it was pretty much from the 9th, and given Hopkins' performance vs Pavlik - then you can see a difference.

I just think if you see the performances of Floyd's two most high profile fighters (Oscar/Ricky) with him and without him in 2009 - well he deserves it. Although Guzman weight issue could also cost him, but Guzman's performances have also been inpecable.

[Dioufy]

Don't get me wrong, I think how Floyd Senior's turned seemingly turned Hatton around for his fight against Malignaggi was amazing and he does deserve the award for that alone, but I would've probably been telling Hopkins that he was winning too.

[steve689]

Great opening list. I can never remember anything when these lists come around

[housesecond]

Floyd Mayweather Snr would be my trainer of the year (simply cause Roach was saying to Hopkins he was winning the Calzaghe fight clearly).

To be fair, I think a lot of people thought Hopkins was going to win going into the 12th round. Joe was 5/1 to win before entering the 12th with Bet365, coupled with Enzo Calzaghe telling Joe that he needed a knock-out to win. I thought Hopkins won incidentally.

I learnt the lesson a long time ago, if a fights anywhere near close never ever tell a boxer he's winning. It's a schoolboy error thats cost a lot of boxers dear.