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The Cat's knockout was good, but not as good as the shot that took out Tak.

Did Nelson fight this year?

Cannibal wrote:Why Cotto? Cotto has looked impressive yes but had no big fights during the year while Barrera had Morales and Ayala and Johnson beat Jones and Tarver. Cotto hasn't fought anywhere near that level this year and has had a comfortable year in quality of opponent in proportion to his talent.

I said contenders for that honour.

On the UK scene I think Matt Skelton and Carl Thompson are as good as choices as any, In my opinion in the UK there has been no standout fighter this year.

hattonblue wrote:WBU might not be the best I admit that. But for some reason a lot of Manchester boxers win them. Hatton Gomez Farnell all were WBU champs in 2004. And out of them Hatton is the best.

It has nothing to do with where they live, but who manages and promotes them.

If he hadnt lost his fight on saturday due to an injury, my nomination would be Eagle Kyowa

MightyWarrior wrote:

hattonblue wrote:No world title shot? He's got a world title already.

Please tell me you're joking......can I interest you in buying a bridge?

That's a good one.

Jones was the best super-middle of them all. Ottke could not have lived with Nigel Benn.

PS - Two World wars and One World Cup.... Doo-Dah Doo-Dah!!!

Jones and Toney would have done everyone else at Super Middle.

Benn was outboxed by Sugarboy Malinga and Michael Watson, trouble is that I don't think Ottke hit as hard as either of them, against Benn, he would have had to have planted his feet at some point, and that's when trouble would have come knocking his door.

If I had to plump for fighter of the year I'd say Winky. He is something else that kid.

Domestically Thompson has done magnificently, but I still say he should not be fighting. As my old maths teacher said when I once got a B in a test: "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and again."

Am massively biased, but Michael Hunter is my fighter of the year on these shores. Just put him in with Esham next year and watch it all go off.

Johnson for me, three good wins in one year, two of them against P4P fighters in most people's lists.