Canelo wins ESPN 2019 Fighter of the Year

Canelo had 2 belts, Jacobs had 1 belt and Andrade had the last belt. Canelo and Jacobs was unification against the clear highest ranked belt holder outside of Canelo who was 1 at 160 it was clear number 1 vs 2 champions unification. At 175 Kovalev was either number 1 or 2 depending on the media you want to go by. Kovalev was for example #2 in ESPN 175 Rankings. Beterbiev fight was 1 vs 3 by ESPN rankings or 2 vs 3 depending on which media rankings you want by but not 1 vs 2 champions unifying like Canelo vs Jacobs was. At that point, I would have still considered Canelo/Golovkin clear 1 and 2. Jacobs wasn't looking too great and had an extremely close fight with Sulecki, where the KD greatly helped him (yes, you could say the same about G/Jacobs). Andrade hadn't done anything at the weight yet. Yeah Jacobs and Andrade had the other belts but as far as who were the best in the division, I'm just saying it was Canelo and Gennadiy, at that time. With Golovkin looking older and more vulnerable, now I'd venture to say he's not so clearly at the top of the division anymore.

Jacobs was clear number 2 at 160? That's news to me. Canelo had 2 belts, Jacobs had 1 belt and Andrade had the last belt. Nobody had Andrade ranked ahead of Jacobs. Jacobs was unification against the clear highest ranked belt holder outside of Canelo who was 1 at 160 it was clear number 1 vs 2 champions unification. At 175 Kovalev was either number 1 or 2 depending on the media you want to go by. Kovalev was for example #2 in ESPN 175 Rankings. Beterbiev fight was 1 vs 3 by ESPN own rankings or 2 vs 3 depending on which media rankings you want to go by but not 1 vs 2 champions unifying like Canelo vs Jacobs was.

Jacobs was clear number 2 at 160? That's news to me.

Try telling that to the idiots from the other thread I've been debating in. They praise Beterbiev for unifying with Gvozdyk as if it were some un-accomplishable feat, while conveniently forgetting Canelo had just unified with Jacobs in May! Canelo unification against Jacobs was the clear #1 vs #2 top belt holders at 160, Beterbiev/Gvozdyk was not the consensus 1 vs 2 at 175. Kovalev was either 1 or 2 depending on which media rankings you went by when Canelo signed on to fight him. And Beterbiev fought a nobody for his second fight in 2019 a guy on nobody's top 10 rankings and barely a top 50 ranked fighter by boxrec. Canelo's second fight to go with his unification was against a world champ 2 weight classes above 160. It would be like if Beterbiev after his unification fight with Gvozdyk jumped up to heavyweight and knocked out Andy Ruiz because that's what Canelo did in 2019.

No complaints, Canelo had a nice 2019.

Jacobs was the unanimous number 2 middleweight champ behind only Canelo before he beat him and unified. Kovalev was world champ and every media's number 1 or 2 ranked light heavyweight at the time Canelo signed on to jump up 2 divisions and fight him. Beating the ESPN #2 Champ at 160 then months later ESPN #2 Champ at 175 he has to be ESPN fighter of the year.

Easy, popular choice, although it should have gone to Josh Taylor, who won the WBSS as an underdog over Prograis. No complaint though, as Canelo's wins are both legit and meaningful. Spence shouldn't have even been on the ballot. He beat a lightweight and beat a guy in Porter who doesn't beat the best fighters. Jose Ramirez had 2 quality wins, including his unification on Hooker's home turf. Navarette defended his belt 4 times.. Inouye survived a severe gut check to win the WBSS and unify. Johnriel Casimero fought 4 times and disposed to Zolani Tete as if he were a journeyman..

Of course he won it. He has all that power, money and influence behind him and his team is a master at cherry picking and still making him look like a fearless dare devil. He was a 4 to 1 betting favorite over Jacobs and almost 5 to 1 favorite over Kovalev. Great team surrounding him making the right decisions and fighting the right opponents at the lowest point of their careers. Looks great on paper and he generates the most coin thanks to being the right heritage so might as well make him FOTY

No arguments from me... He had two very good wins this year.

I don't think it's been as clear cut as some years. Some fighters had solid years, non really spectacular. It's probably going to be Canelo across the board, maybe some picking Pacquiao? I've no complaints though.

Well deserved. In '18 he beat the boogeyman of boxing at his own game and claimed a title at 168, and he carried that momentum into '19 with a masterclass in a unification with Jacobs and a ko over Kovalev in his 4th division. With that win he became the first former jr middleweight champ in 25 years to go on to claim a title at light heavyweight and only the 4th in history to do so-- all while holding belts in three divisions simultaneously.

Well done. Congrats to Canelo!

- -Manny fought and beat more Ring p4pers-fact!!! He also lost to bum ass Joe Horn, Fact!!!!

Nel o got did for peds. Pac should be no1

Cash Cow Canelo aka P4P Numero Uno Canelo aka Fighter of the year Canelo aka soon to be fighter of the decade Canelo. - -Manny fought and beat more Ring p4pers-fact!!!

2 weight clause fights and he gets it lol, boxing becoming a joke

Beat a GGG leftover and then an old shot fighter who’s been knocked out twice in the past few years and almost got flattened by Anthony Yarde in the previous fight. Come on. There’s been bigger achievements this year. - -What, U grad U preschool this year?

Of course he won it. He has all that power, money and influence behind him and his team is a master at cherry picking and still making him look like a fearless dare devil. He was a 4 to 1 betting favorite over Jacobs and almost 5 to 1 favorite over Kovalev.

no surprise here

Well Deserved! Also Cemented #1 P4P this year IMO