Australian Boxer of the Year

[toppity]

Sure is

[keyboard warrior]

Not according to Boxrec though. What's the story with that?

[GM #1]

another quote by anton full of intelligence.
cost himself at least $5m in hopkins rematch so came here not to fight?
great logic einstein!
anyone that doesn't say green is obviously a hater.

[oliverfennell]

Hey Ollie! Does an IBO title count if Ricky Hatton holds it?

Absolutely not.

But until he lost to Pacquaio, Hatton was the number one in the division, regardless of what titles he held or had been stripped of, by virtue of having beaten the then-division leader for that was essentially the undisputed title (Tszyu had unified, only politics took a belt or two from him). So mention of Hatton's "championship", or by extension Pacquaio's claim to a title in the division, stems from this linear distinction, NOT from the IBO.

[tanibanana]

Going back to the topic at hand... both guys fought three times this year:

Green:
W KO2 Anthony van Niekerk
W KO5 Julio Cesar Dominguez (IBO baby)
W KO1 Roy Jones Jr (IBO baby)

Katsidis:
W UD Angel Hugo Ramirez
W KO8 Jesus Chavez
W SD Vicente Escobedo (Interim WBO)

Green hands down..
Green 3 KO's all under 6 rounds, Katsidis 1-SD against Scoobidoo..

Katsidis hands down...

Green got 3 KOs but only one meant anything in world terms. Katsidis' results came against much stronger opposition, pound for pound, only Jones was by far a bigger name. I'd also rank Katsidis as more likely to win a genuine world title. Also, the SD against Escobedo should really have been a UD under sane judges.

though i agree the SD against scoobidoo should have been a UD.
but to say this fighter is a strong opposition does'nt mean anything.
Escobedo is a hype job, until Katsidis exposed him..

[keyboard warrior]

Escobedo is a hype job, until Katsidis exposed him..

Are you being a little harsh on Scooby? I didn't hear any of the hype about him so I can't comment on that, what were they saying? He did look to me to have nice boxing skills. I thought he out boxed Katsidis in the early rounds but succumbed to Mike's relentlessness - IMO he needs to develop conditioning and toughness if he wants to be a serious contender. But at the end of the day he went 12 rounds with Katsidis who is an animal and Scooby wasn't seriously hurt at any stage.

I wonder how closely Team Marquez were watching that fight?

[tanibanana]

Escobedo is a hype job, until Katsidis exposed him..

Are you being a little harsh on Scooby? I didn't hear any of the hype about him so I can't comment on that, what were they saying? He did look to me to have nice boxing skills. I thought he out boxed Katsidis in the early rounds but succumbed to Mike's relentlessness - IMO he needs to develop conditioning and toughness if he wants to be a serious contender. But at the end of the day he went 12 rounds with Katsidis who is an animal and Scooby wasn't seriously hurt at any stage.

I wonder how closely Team Marquez were watching that fight?

No, not really.. It was just for dramatic effects..
but what i was trying to point out was, Scooby
is no "strong opposition".. decent is a fair description..

[oliverfennell]

Escobedo is a hype job, until Katsidis exposed him..

Are you being a little harsh on Scooby? I didn't hear any of the hype about him so I can't comment on that, what were they saying? He did look to me to have nice boxing skills. I thought he out boxed Katsidis in the early rounds but succumbed to Mike's relentlessness - IMO he needs to develop conditioning and toughness if he wants to be a serious contender. But at the end of the day he went 12 rounds with Katsidis who is an animal and Scooby wasn't seriously hurt at any stage.

I wonder how closely Team Marquez were watching that fight?

No, not really.. It was just for dramatic effects..
but what i was trying to point out was, Scooby
is no "strong opposition".. decent is a fair description..

Better than the two fellas Green fought before Jones.

[crusader]

Chavez and Escobedo are far better than the two no names Green beat, and I would argue at this stage are right up there with Roy Jones. Katsidis completely dominated Escobedo, the fact that one judge was watching a different fight shouldn't be a knock against him when comparing the results. For me Katsidis is the Australian Boxer of the Year.

[tanibanana]

Chavez and Escobedo are far better than the two no names Green beat, and I would argue at this stage are right up there with Roy Jones. Katsidis completely dominated Escobedo, the fact that one judge was watching a different fight shouldn't be a knock against him when comparing the results. For me Katsidis is the Australian Boxer of the Year.

Are you being a little harsh on Scooby? I didn't hear any of the hype about him so I can't comment on that, what were they saying? He did look to me to have nice boxing skills. I thought he out boxed Katsidis in the early rounds but succumbed to Mike's relentlessness - IMO he needs to develop conditioning and toughness if he wants to be a serious contender. But at the end of the day he went 12 rounds with Katsidis who is an animal and Scooby wasn't seriously hurt at any stage.

I wonder how closely Team Marquez were watching that fight?

No, not really.. It was just for dramatic effects..
but what i was trying to point out was, Scooby
is no "strong opposition".. decent is a fair description..

Better than the two fellas Green fought before Jones.

it looks like I'm being owned here..
well, i have no problem giving it to Katsidis..
but, i like the fact that Green only needed
"Eight Rounds" to beat the three of them..
One guy a future HOF'er.. :)
btw, the poll is tied right now at 13 each..

[crusader]

It is important to note when you are using the amount of rounds each fighter went as a basis for your pick that all the fighters Green beat had been stopped on multiple occasions before and two of them had been stopped in earlier rounds than Green managed, with van Niekerk falling in one round to Mpush Makambi.

Jesus Chavez is one of the most durable, toughest little warriors in boxing and Katsidis made him quit, which says more to me than earlier stoppages of journeymen who had been knocked out before. Not even Floyd Mayweather, Erik Morales, or Humberto Soto could discourage Chavez to the point where he pulled himself out. And while I recognize he might not be the fighter he once was, neither is Jones, in fact I believe Escobedo and Chavez are close to his level.

Katsidis also dominated a former Olympian in his prime, who was boxing in good form recently. Again I believe that the level of Chavez and Escobedo in comparison with van Niekerk, Dominguez, and Jones is higher, even if Jones might be the best of any of the fighters (and if he is not by much at this stage, he hasn't beaten a top ten opponent in years). The fact that Jones is such a big name is the biggest boost for Green's claim to the Australian Fighter of the Year