Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?

Perkin Warbeck · Post by **Perkin Warbeck** » 26 Dec 2023, 12:51

Nominate some boxers for Fighter of the Year and I'll add a poll later.

I think it's clearly Naoya Inoue, but please post some suggestions as to who should be on the list.

Ruthless-RKO · Post by **Ruthless-RKO** » 26 Dec 2023, 14:01

AJ
Parker

Wouldn’t pick them but you want nominees

Jeff_lacy_ko · Post by **Jeff_lacy_ko** » 26 Dec 2023, 14:37

Benavidez
Crawford

Inoue is the easy winner though

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 26 Dec 2023, 14:48

Inoue.

He's probably the greatest fighter in the world.

About time the little guys got some credit and recognition.

KiwiRider · Post by **KiwiRider** » 26 Dec 2023, 15:06

Inoue
Crawford
Parker

In that order. I'd like to put Crawford higher, but one fight a year at 36 years old, this could be his last year.
Next year for Inoue is hotting up if they get the deal done with Nery, that should be a cracker.
Parker had a four fight year, culminating in his career best performance.

LeeHend · Post by **LeeHend** » 26 Dec 2023, 15:30

Inoue or Parker

gregregegg · Post by **gregregegg** » 26 Dec 2023, 16:26

Inoue, Haney, Parker, tszyu.

Inoue, went to a new weight, stopped a unified champ, then stopped another unified champ, to claim 2nd undisputed.

Haney, Defended undisputed vs lomachenko and win a belt at a new weightclass vs progras

Parker, Super active, 120’d and wilder

Tszyu, 3 good fights, 3 good wins.

Realistically it’s one of the first 2, but I like what the 2nd to did.

girv · Post by **girv** » 26 Dec 2023, 16:27

Inoue

tiny_acres · Post by **tiny_acres** » 26 Dec 2023, 17:17

Crawford might only have 1 win. But it was the biggest most convincing win in a major fight.
Crawford was fighter of the year for me

Sweet Dick Willie · Post by **Sweet Dick Willie** » 26 Dec 2023, 18:09

No one who only fought once thats for sure

Finkel · Post by **Finkel** » 26 Dec 2023, 18:33

Inoue

giacomino · Post by **giacomino** » 26 Dec 2023, 19:15

Inuoe by a wide margin. Probably Crawford next, maybe Haney. Then Navarrete, who won three title fights and his win over Valdez was particularly impressive. Bam Rodriguez, winning a flyweight belt and then beating up Edwards to unify also would be up there.
Why are people saying Parker? Are you talking about Joseph Parker, who outpointed a 38-year-old Wilder, who 75% of the people on here complained was a fraud as an alphabet belt-holder almost four years ago?
Short memories. Parker wouldn't be in my top 20

Perkin Warbeck · Post by **Perkin Warbeck** » 26 Dec 2023, 19:28

Naoya Inoue at age 30:

WBC Light-Flyweight

WBO Super-Flyweight

WBA Bantamweight

WBC Bantamweight

IBF Bantamweight

WBO Bantamweight

Ring Bantamweight

WBA Super-Bantamweight

WBC Super-Bantamweight

IBF Super-Bantamweight

WBO Super-Bantamweight

Ring Super-Bantamweight

Sweet Dick Willie · Post by **Sweet Dick Willie** » 26 Dec 2023, 20:00

giacomino wrote: ↑26 Dec 2023, 19:15 Inuoe by a wide margin. Probably Crawford next, maybe Haney. Then Navarrete, who won three title fights and his win over Valdez was particularly impressive. Bam Rodriguez, winning a flyweight belt and then beating up Edwards to unify also would be up there.
Why are people saying Parker? Are you talking about Joseph Parker, who outpointed a 38-year-old Wilder, who 75% of the people on here complained was a fraud as an alphabet belt-holder almost four years ago?
Short memories. Parker wouldn't be in my top 20

I'd probably have Parker in the top 25. How bout you? And if not whats the top 25 without him

gregregegg · Post by **gregregegg** » 26 Dec 2023, 20:17

giacomino wrote: ↑26 Dec 2023, 19:15 Inuoe by a wide margin. Probably Crawford next, maybe Haney. Then Navarrete, who won three title fights and his win over Valdez was particularly impressive. Bam Rodriguez, winning a flyweight belt and then beating up Edwards to unify also would be up there.
Why are people saying Parker? Are you talking about Joseph Parker, who outpointed a 38-year-old Wilder, who 75% of the people on here complained was a fraud as an alphabet belt-holder almost four years ago?
Short memories. Parker wouldn't be in my top 20

Parker Wouldn’t be in your top 20 what? Heavyweights? P4P? Fighters of the year? …

margaret thatcher · Post by **margaret thatcher** » 26 Dec 2023, 20:26

i'd like to say crawford, but anyone who fights 1x a year should be slapped silly. more like performance of the year maybe.

oogiebe · Post by **oogiebe** » 26 Dec 2023, 21:02

Monster, but Parker or AJ could be comeback fighter of the year.

giacomino · Post by **giacomino** » 27 Dec 2023, 03:24

gregregegg wrote: ↑26 Dec 2023, 20:17
giacomino wrote: ↑26 Dec 2023, 19:15 Inuoe by a wide margin. Probably Crawford next, maybe Haney. Then Navarrete, who won three title fights and his win over Valdez was particularly impressive. Bam Rodriguez, winning a flyweight belt and then beating up Edwards to unify also would be up there.
Why are people saying Parker? Are you talking about Joseph Parker, who outpointed a 38-year-old Wilder, who 75% of the people on here complained was a fraud as an alphabet belt-holder almost four years ago?
Short memories. Parker wouldn't be in my top 20
Parker Wouldn’t be in your top 20 what? Heavyweights? P4P? Fighters of the year? …

The question posted was fighter of the year. It wasn’t “who is in your top 20:heavyweights” or “who is in your top 20 P4P?”

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 27 Dec 2023, 03:36

The undisputed Sweet Science Grandmaster T-Craw.

margaret thatcher · Post by **margaret thatcher** » 27 Dec 2023, 03:37

single performance of the year maybe, 1 fight for a whole year is lame though. dudes need to get their arses busier and not encouraged to sit around

Cent0089 · Post by **Cent0089** » 27 Dec 2023, 04:07

I voted for Crawford. That W over Spence was just THAT good imo.

margaret thatcher · Post by **margaret thatcher** » 27 Dec 2023, 04:14

he's won the gary russell of the year 4 years running, this award would be a nice addition

Lenny Cravats · Post by **Lenny Cravats** » 27 Dec 2023, 12:23

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑26 Dec 2023, 20:26 i'd like to say crawford, but anyone who fights 1x a year should be slapped silly. more like performance of the year maybe.

Particularly galling at this late stage in his career.

He's a remarkable talent, but a frustrating follow. 4 fights in 4 years. One of them against a washed up Kell Brook, another against a Euro-level Aveneysan.

It's not good enough, really.

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 27 Dec 2023, 16:34

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑27 Dec 2023, 04:14 he's won the gary russell of the year 4 years running, this award would be a nice addition

Crawford is definitely a front runner for that award.

Honourable mention to Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr, who seems created a new higher award for himself,

Monzon83 · Post by **Monzon83** » 27 Dec 2023, 19:12

Inoue for me is the best boxer alive.