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Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 12:51
by Perkin Warbeck
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.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 14:01
by Ruthless-RKO
AJ
Parker
Wouldn’t pick them but you want nominees
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 14:37
by Jeff_lacy_ko
Benavidez
Crawford
Inoue is the easy winner though
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 14:48
by Syntax Error
Inoue.
He's probably the greatest fighter in the world.
About time the little guys got some credit and recognition.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 15:06
by KiwiRider
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.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 15:30
by LeeHend
Inoue or Parker
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 16:26
by gregregegg
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.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 16:27
by girv
Inoue
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 17:17
by tiny_acres
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
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 18:09
by Sweet Dick Willie
No one who only fought once thats for sure
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 18:33
by Finkel
Inoue
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 19:15
by giacomino
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
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 19:28
by Perkin Warbeck
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
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 20:00
by Sweet Dick Willie
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
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 20:17
by gregregegg
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? …
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 20:26
by margaret thatcher
i'd like to say crawford, but anyone who fights 1x a year should be slapped silly. more like performance of the year maybe.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 26 Dec 2023, 21:02
by oogiebe
Monster, but Parker or AJ could be comeback fighter of the year.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 03:24
by giacomino
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?”
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 03:36
by DrDuke
The undisputed Sweet Science Grandmaster T-Craw.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 03:37
by margaret thatcher
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
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 04:07
by Cent0089
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 04:14
by margaret thatcher
he's won the gary russell of the year 4 years running, this award would be a nice addition
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 12:23
by Lenny Cravats
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.
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 16:34
by Syntax Error
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,
Re: Who is Fighter of the Year for 2023?
Posted: 27 Dec 2023, 19:12
by Monzon83
Inoue for me is the best boxer alive.
Naoya Inoue at age 30:
WBC Light-Flyweight