The official 2009 fights of the year thread

250116y ago

2009 Has been a surprisingly great year for fight entertainment as we witnessed some amazing bouts unfold on our flatscreens, plasmas, sopcasts, streams, etc. I'm making this thread, not to vote one which fight should be considered FOTY, but point out some great fights that may have not gotten the attention they should have because of some of the more higher profile fights. Of course, we have the obvious candidates: Diaz/Marquez Williams/Martinez Ortiz/Maidana Berto/Collazo But what other fights had you guys at the edge of your seat? I, for one, really enjoyed Lopez/Matwaga as well as Froch/Taylor.

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LEFTYGUNZZ

WE discussed this last night on the show and after collecting emails Diaz vs Marquez placed #1, Williams vs Martinez #1 ,Mosley vs Margarito #3 and Berto vs Collazo #4....Four very popular fights this past year three of them came to us before January. Williams vs martinez was the most recent fight on the list. All great action packed and very exciting. Thanks gentlemen for your participation in the show last night and for voting via email....Lefty

16y ago

Chrismart

There was a fight here in England about a month back: Rhodes Vs Moore, that was a good scrap. Will probably win the award for British fight of the year.

16y ago

Bayles

williams fight for sure and diaz, there my 2 :)

16y ago

whatkent

danny green beating jones. what a fight.

16y ago

Doctor_Tenma4618

Sergio Martinez vs Paul Williams for me.

16y ago

LEFTYGUNZZ

Diaz-Marquez We have had a ton of votes for Diaz Marquez......Any other fights people see out there that they want to mention?....Lefty

16y ago

WaRSpencE

Diaz-Marquez

16y ago

PittyPat

yeah but that was 2008 Really? damn, doesn't feel like too long ago. yeah im pretty sure it was december 11 2008 on versus Well shit, so you're right! All this time I've thought it happened early this year, but damn... http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6487/blushing5.gif

16y ago

PittyPat

the late 12th round rally of Carl Froch v Taylor but the rest of the fight was quite dud and there are many more. A round of the year candidate for sure, but FOTY it weren't. I'm surprised at people who are calling the entire fight something special, when it was actually a total trouncing.

16y ago

TAKEOVER7209

Really? damn, doesn't feel like too long ago. yeah im pretty sure it was december 11 2008 on versus

16y ago

2501

yeah but that was 2008 Really? damn, doesn't feel like too long ago.

16y ago

TAKEOVER7209

Adamek/Cunningham was a bomber too. yeah but that was 2008

16y ago

2501

adamek vs banks was good too Adamek/Cunningham was a bomber too.

16y ago

PittyPat

Pascal/Diancou has been severely underrated. It was good, but because Diaconu's so shit it wasn't great. IMO Pascal beat that ass 118-110, and only a few rounds looked competitive because Pascal waited until the last minute to steal it.

16y ago

TAKEOVER7209

adamek vs banks was good too

16y ago

TAKEOVER7209

abregu vs garcia that was vicious

16y ago

savorduhflavor

Pascal/Diancou has been severely underrated.

16y ago

2501

Some other really good fights that have not been mentioned: Nashiro v Cazares Pascal v Diaconu I Agbeko v Perez Fragomeni v Erdei seen Pascal/Diaconu and Agbeko Perez. Those are DOOOOOPE fights. Man, thanks for posting the others. Seriously, 2009 = action packed.

16y ago

Shadows

Anyone else have any other fights to put up in this thread. I want to review them and talk about them on my next show....Lefty I put some up post #11. However, three of the fights are in weight classes and between fighters that most don't follow, so I dunno if they'd be good topics for the show. I recommend them though, as they entertaining IMO.

16y ago

PittyPat

Now that we're done for the year, it's still Maidana-Ortiz for me. Trailing behind that I'll have... Marquez-Diaz Adamek-Cunningham Cotto-Clottey Berto-Collazo Katsidis-Escobedo Williams-Martinez I can't consider Froch-Taylor to be that great, because it was a schooling for 11 rounds. Likewise Pacquiao-Cotto - how could anyone possibly consider that as FOTY, when it was nothing but a beatdown after the third round?

16y ago