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BoxRec Boxing Awards 2017
Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 11:35
by Ruthless-RKO
Fighter of the Year
Fight of the Year
Young Fighter of the Year (23 under)
Pound for pound breakthrough
Stoppage of 2017
Trainer of the Year
Comeback of 2017
World title prospect of 2018
Re: BoxRec Boxing Awards 2017
Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 11:41
by gilgamesh
Fighter of the Year: Sor Rungvisai
Fight of the Year: AJ vs Wlad (though I must admit I enjoyed the sh*t out of Molina vs Redkach a few weeks back)
Young Fighter of the Year:
David Benavidez maybe?
Pound for Pound Breakthrough: Only one guy really fits this category. Sor Rungvisai. There wasn't really a shakeup to the P4P this year other than that.
I don't ever bother to keep up with Trainer of the Year and all that, and there's no real standout for KO of the Year although Hugo Centeno's KO of Aleem still stands out as one of the most brutal I saw. Mikey Garcia's over Dejan Zlaticanin, and Jermell Charlo's KO of Erickson Lubin were brutal as sh*t too.
You could argue that Wlad was comeback of the year. Even though he lost to Joshua, I'd say the exciting nature of the fight went a long way in redeeming his reputation and allowed him to retire on a high note.
Re: BoxRec Boxing Awards 2017
Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 06:31
by Ruthless-RKO
Fight of the Year
Toss up between Estrada vs. Cuadras and AJ vs. Wlad
Trainer of the Year
Abel Sanchez
Pound for Pound Breakthrough
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
Young Fighter of the Year (23 under)
David Benavidez or Josh Kelly
Stoppage of 2017
Mikey Garcia KO of Dejan Zlaticanin
Comeback of the year
Even though he lost, It's Wlad. Gave himself a good fight and went out on a high.
World title prospect of 2018
If you don't consider the IBO as legit, then it's Eubank Jr..
Josh Warrington or Nicola Adams
Re: BoxRec Boxing Awards 2017
Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 07:51
by Boxing Prospect
Fighter is Srisaket, HOWEVER Melindo is worth a shout if he beats Taguchi
Fight for me was Gonzalez vs Srisaket 1
Trainer is Shingo Inoue
Young Fighter is Daigo Higa for me, and that's despite cheer leading him since he was about 4-0
Re: BoxRec Boxing Awards 2017
Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 09:07
by caldo2025
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑23 Dec 2017, 11:35
Fighter of the Year Povetkin
Fight of the Year Povetkin vs. WADA
Young Fighter of the Year (23 under) Povetkin @ age 22
Pound for pound breakthrough Povetkin
Stoppage of 2017 Povetkin
Trainer of the Year Povetkin's trainer
Comeback of 2017 Povetkin's 7th return from drug suspension. Not the 6th, that was close, but the 7th.
World title prospect of 2018 Povetkin's kid UGGalolli Povetkin. He's 6mos but he's going to be good.
Re: BoxRec Boxing Awards 2017
Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 10:00
by asdfjkl
Fighter of the Year
AJ
Fight of the Year
AJ Klitschko
Young Fighter of the Year (23 under)
Dubois
Pound for pound breakthrough
Dubois
Stoppage of 2017
AJ
Trainer of the Year
Ernesto Hoost
Comeback of 2017
Klitschko I guess
World title prospect of 2018
Jun Long Zhang