Here are the candidates for this year:
Adonis Stevenson - Planned the greatest duck of all time and proceeded to duck 2 megafights.
Andre Ward - Well, you know.
Danny Garcia - Got a gift decision then fought the 88th ranked LW in the world
Leo Santa Cruz - Fought his sparring partner and turned down fights with Rigo, Quigh and Frampton
Peter Quillin - No explanation needed
I don't count Ward since he didn't fight so he can't be included neither into the FOTY poll nor to this poll.
Stevenson had a bad year cause he couldn't face Hopkins and he had one fight and now will be the second but if he wins against Shukotsky then he had a dfinitely better year than Danny, LSC or Quillin. Both of those three man did fight against mediocre opponents or fringe contenders and Danny arguably lost one of his fights.
So if I want to base only on their fights then probably Danny Garcia but Quillin and LSC are follow him. Stevenson's win over Fonfara and even over Shukotsky (if he wins that) are better than any of Danny's win over Salka (I don't count the Herrera fight imothat was a draw) or any of LSC's or Quillin's win in this year.
Danny Garcia gets my vote.
Blew his fake "homecoming" against a guy he was expected to defeat, got a gift decision and followed up with a bout against an unheralded lightweight at a WW catchweight.
Kirkland is another one, didn't even fight at all and somehow managed to talk himself out of a lucrative Canelo fight.
We comin hoooome.
Danny Garcia gets my vote.
Blew his fake "homecoming" against a guy he was expected to defeat, got a gift decision and followed up with a bout against an unheralded lightweight at a WW catchweight.
Kirkland is another one, didn't even fight at all and somehow managed to talk himself out of a lucrative Canelo fight.
Gotta throw ruslan in there as well. Lost his "monster" showcase fight vs Algieri, then went on to face Castillo in one of the most irrelevant fights of the year
Mikey Garcia
James Kirkland
Demetrius Andrade
.... sould be in there.
In other years they would have been the frontrunner's....
My final pick is: Duckinson
Damn this was hard to pick.....Ima have to go with Adonis him leaving HBO and missing or ducking fights with Hopkins and KOV.
AND LOL Quillen will be on 2015 list too.