Why not, he is technically the undisputed lightheavyweight champ and he`s a nice guy. He beat Clinton Woods ( average ) Royjones ( remember...he was the second coming of Ray Robinson a few yrs back ) and Tarver ( the man for KO`ed the second coming of Robinson in 2 rds ).
Glen Johnson has worked the hardest and won three world title fights where he was an underdog. Give it to him, fighter of the year!

i agree. he's the boxer who has made the biggest leap this year--from a virtual unknown fighter to beating roy jones and tarver to become undisputed lt. hvy champion. after the roy jones fight and this fight, he's probably gotten a huge fan base now

Why not, he is technically the undisputed lightheavyweight champ and he`s a nice guy. He beat Clinton Woods ( average ) Royjones ( remember...he was the second coming of Ray Robinson a few yrs back ) and Tarver ( the man for KO`ed the second coming of Robinson in 2 rds ).
Glen Johnson has worked the hardest and won three world title fights where he was an underdog. Give it to him, fighter of the year!

I said before this fight that the winner of this fight deserve to be named Fighter of the Year and Glen Johnson should now be the front runner whether the decision was controversial or not!


Clint Wood(World Title Fight)
Roy Jones JR
Antonio Tarver

Give it to em!

Agreed..

Good year...
Maybe we can really see a Bernard Hopkins vs. Glen Johnson pt. 2. However, it all depends on whether Glen can make it to 168, maybe they'll agree on 170..

never, Hopkins is never going to vacate his belts

I agree too.

Agreed Has My Meanless Vote Lol

Agreed..

Good year...
Maybe we can really see a Bernard Hopkins vs. Glen Johnson pt. 2. However, it all depends on whether Glen can make it to 168, maybe they'll agree on 170..
hopkins won't move up. he's the perpetual 160 man

Whoa whoa whoa..
Look people. All Hopkins wants is 20 defences. After he destroys Howard Eastman, he'll have that. Then the part of him wanting to fulfill his legacy will be taken care of. Afterwards he'll be open to many options. In an interview, he once said, "I see Tarver in my future." With Tarver out of the way maybe he'll chase after Johnson, what do you all think?

There is really no other choice

Whoa whoa whoa..
Look people. All Hopkins wants is 20 defences. After he destroys Howard Eastman, he'll have that. Then the part of him wanting to fulfill his legacy will be taken care of. Afterwards he'll be open to many options. In an interview, he once said, "I see Tarver in my future." With Tarver out of the way maybe he'll chase after Johnson, what do you all think?


As you saw tonight,Johnson is a better fighter than he was 7yrs ago.If Hopkins moved up to 175,I think Johnson gets his revenge.

I think Johnson Vs Hopkins will happen. Howard Eastman is the 20th defence of the title for Hop and after that the only options are Winky Wright, Winner of Tito Vs Sturm and Jermain Taylor. Winky is too dangerous and not worth the risk because the money would be slack. Tito would be a decent pay day and low risk considering Hopkins made Tito his ***** last time so that is the big possible but with Hopkins peope assume its all money. i don`t think so. Its pride too. The fact that Hop is the only man to stop Johnson ( and the first to beat him ) would entice Hop to fight him, since now he is for all intents and purposes he is the undisputed lightheavy champ. Taylor is montary crap and really no point. Johnson at least has a case that he has improved with age and is probably 2004`s fighter of the year. He could also argue that he would like to avenge the Hopkins loss. And as a side note, Hopkins has been feeding on all the non desript middleweights for yrs, only till he battled Tito and De La Hoya did he get treated as pound for pound potential. Johnson is a very easy fight for Bernard. He toyed with him in the first fight between them and i don`t see much difference the 2nd time ( Johnson has improved but style wise Hopkins will counter hin at will ).
I wouldn`t be surprised if Hopkins fights Johnson for the IBO lightheavy title in September and wins a boring 12 rd Dec. Personally though, considering Johnson`s heart even if Glen lost he`d put up a fight, unlike that Puetro Rican Nard punch bag who looked like a dazed and confused little boy 3 yrs back!

Johnson is allready going to rematch with Tarver and will be out classed the 2nd time around

Corrales will win the Fighter Of The Year award.

Corrales i think didn`t beat Casaymor on merit, i think it was more or less a draw and Feretas was always overrated. Corrales is not in the same class as say a Tommy hearns or a Ray Leonard. He may win the odd fight against a decent fighter but any man who beats women doesn`t deserve any award even if he had beaten Tsyzu, Hatton and Cotto this year. Bastard should be still behind bars. The only KO that comes to mind when reflecting on this piece of **** is the one he scored over his girlfriend in the fall of 2000. I hope he gets a beating like the one Mayweather gave him, then i hope he retires and goes to prison. ****ing woman beater!

Without a doubt Glen Johnson is fighter of the year, he earned everything he got in his career from hard work and determination.

Have to agree. Johnson is FOTY.

There is really no other choice

Diego Corrales...

When THE RING made Toney its FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (2003)for the second time, one of only a handful who got that distinction twice (the very short list includes Ray Robinson, Ali and Holyfield), it was because Toney came back from career grave. That's why he was also awarded COMEBACK FIGHTER OF THE YEAR, the first time that both awards went to one recipient.

Johnson came practically from NOWHERE, and that's a worse place to have come from!

I think Nigel and company would seriously consider him. IMHO, he has better than a good shot at FIGHTER OF THE YEAR 2004. :)

Diego Corrales...

I think he missed out on his chance when the scheduled December clash with Castillo fell apart.

Barrera has a shout too.

I think he missed out on his chance when the scheduled December clash with Castillo fell apart.

How did he miss his chance when he has two big wins this year just like Johnson?

I feel that Casamayor actually beat Corrales by a point or two in the rematch, although the same could be said of the Tarver - Johnson fight.

How did he miss his chance when he has two big wins this year just like Johnson?


He has a good case but he could have clinched it if he fought and beat Castillo,thats all.

I feel that Casamayor actually beat Corrales by a point or two in the rematch, although the same could be said of the Tarver - Johnson fight.

I thought Casamayor won also but like you said the same could be said about this fight with Johnson and Tarver.

Miguel Cotto is my fighter of the year.

Miguel Cotto is my fighter of the year.

By beating NO top 10 fighters? Don't think so.

He has a good case but he could have clinched it if he fought and beat Castillo,thats all.

He could of clinched it but I think Castillo will beat him quite convincingly in my opinion. Alot of the media have pretty much named Corrales fighter of the year so that's why I said he would win it.

When they made Toney FIGHTER OF THE YEAR las year (2003), Pacman was his closest rival. But THE RING reported t'was not a close finish. This year may be pretty close between Corrales and Johnson. ;) While Corrales has been bruited about, mainly by boxing media, as a sure thing for months now, Johnson, albeit in a fashion far from spectacular and conclusive, tossed his name right in there with two big wins in the year (though, the second one pretty much pales in comparison with the first). ;)

glen johnson is far and away fighter of the year. first beating roy jones and than he beat the man that beat the man

The "journey man" Glenn Johnson coming out of nowhere to give Roy Jones a beating, to win against Tarver and to become undisputed lightheavyweight champ of the world is a feat that definitely should get him the fighter of the year tittle.

Corrales i think didn`t beat Casaymor on merit, i think it was more or less a draw and Feretas was always overrated. Corrales is not in the same class as say a Tommy hearns or a Ray Leonard. He may win the odd fight against a decent fighter but any man who beats women doesn`t deserve any award even if he had beaten Tsyzu, Hatton and Cotto this year. Bastard should be still behind bars. The only KO that comes to mind when reflecting on this piece of **** is the one he scored over his girlfriend in the fall of 2000. I hope he gets a beating like the one Mayweather gave him, then i hope he retires and goes to prison. ****ing woman beater!

What kind of punch did he KO her with?

Why not, he is technically the undisputed lightheavyweight champ and he`s a nice guy. He beat Clinton Woods ( average ) Royjones ( remember...he was the second coming of Ray Robinson a few yrs back ) and Tarver ( the man for KO`ed the second coming of Robinson in 2 rds ).
Glen Johnson has worked the hardest and won three world title fights where he was an underdog. Give it to him, fighter of the year!


I must agree. He is not spectacular . . .But he worked hard . . . accomplished what needs to be accomplished . . . from a nobody to a CHAMP . . . the best candidate for fighter of the year. ;)

I must agree. He is not spectacular . . .But he worked hard . . . accomplished what needs to be accomplished . . . from a nobody to a CHAMP . . . the best candidate for fighter of the year. ;)


yeah, that sounds about right to me too. Johnson's probably had the best year of his career, i think he's fighter of the yeear, as much for his hardworking humble attitude as much for his accomplishments, he made boxing look good this year, a classy humble champ

I would pick Deigo Corrales as the fighter of the year, but Johnson (and Barrera) deserve very serious consideration.
I'm happy for Glen Johnson, he's a guy who has been screwed over a lot is his carrer, but still he has stayed active and has always given it all he has in the ring.
I wouldn't pick Johnson as fighter of the year, but I will say he has had the biggest breakthrough in 2004. Just think, back in January who in their right mind would have thought that Glen Johnson would be considered a fighter of the year candidate?

No Question it has to be Glen Johnson for fighter of the year. I didn't think Glen would be able to pull this fight out between Tarver. He proved me and a lot of other people wrong. The way he outworked Tarver and was backing him up two things I didn't think he could do against Antonio. I hope there is a rematch but Glen Johnson has to be the fighter of the year this year.

Glen Johnson easily. Won the title away from home then causes a huge upset then wins up against the odds again.