No one deserves FOTD

Haymon/PBC had the welterweight and featherweight divisions on lock but the top guys in each weight class rarely fought each other if at all. Exactly this. People complain about the likes of Arum and King, as dastardly as they were, as boxing promoters they made their guys unify divisions.

Look at all these fights that could have been made but never were or were made far too late: Kovalev v Stevenson (the worst missed fight out there) GGG v Canelo III Martinez v Mayweather (May called for a CW, Martinez said he would...it never happened) Mayweather v Williams Mayweather v Bradley May/Pac v Khan Khan v Bradley Wilder v AJ Fury v Wlad II Fury v AJ Charlos v Andrade Spence v Thurman I could go on and on and on and on Joking aside, imagine the stars Haymon could have created if they all fought each other... Haymon/PBC had the welterweight and featherweight divisions on lock but the top guys in each weight class rarely fought each other if at all.

Agreed. This probably doesn't matter towards FOTD but also keep in mind of Pac's motivation to leave a lately stagnant career with TR to go to another promotional outfit to chase other ranked and elite youngbloods out there... and doing it in their backyards. Yeah. But then people will say he lost his big defining fight v Floyd. Plus going life and death with someone like Horn and losing isn’t a good look. Then again, you can really tear apart anyones achievements if you want to. For everyone that says Canelo is FOTD, you will have someone saying he lost to GGG twice really, Arguaby lost to Lara. Lost to Floyd. PED cheat etc.. And then you can say Floyd only fought for half a decade, so why should he get it? The truth is, it’s nonsense. It means nothing and it’s based on opinions of who you want.

I believe if Pacquiao didn't have the ugly "losses" against Bradley and Horn on his resume, he would win it again. Or if Ward had fought more and been active, he could’ve been. He has some big wins. Froch, Kovalev x 2 (debatable whether he won the first), Kessler, Dawson etc.. Had he added more names to that resume and been active throughout the full decade, i think he’d be in with a shout. Edit: just realised Kessler was 2009. Time goes too fast!!

Alvarez deserves FOTD

Chocolatito absolutely does. He went up 3 weight classes and beat P4P ranked contenders and only lost twice in the decade (once really). He fought 28 times, won 26 and was considered the almost consensus P4P King after Floyd retired. All those other guys either have too many losses(Pacquiao), were beneficiaries of "controversial decisions" (Canelo), juiced up (Canelo), or were too inactive (Mayweather, Ward). Give it to the only reason 90% of boxing fans care about guys south of 122, Chocolatito.

You're choosing to focus on the negatives rather than the positives. For example, Floyd sold 16 million PPV's in the US during the decade. In 5 years. That is an average of over 3 mil PPV's per year. During the decade he had the 3 highest selling PPV's of all time. Canelo just reached an epic deal with dazn that looks like the kind of money an NBA player gets. AJ is performing in front of massive crowds. For you to then post "The last decade has done more damage to boxing viewership in the US and mainstream appeal than any other in its long and once illustrious history" knowing the above shows you are letting your emotions cloud your judgement.I'd say it is accomplishments in the decade, and not having primarily to do with fighting in every year of a decade like some people assert. For that reason, Floyd clearly wins it for me. __________________

I'd say it is accomplishments in the decade, and not having primarily to do with fighting in every year of a decade. For that reason, Floyd wins it for me.

If you are going by body of work, then give it to Pacquiao. Champion at the beginning of the decade, champion at the end of the decade. Agreed. This probably doesn't matter towards FOTD but also keep in mind of Pac's motivation to leave a lately stagnant career with TR to go to another promotional outfit to chase other ranked and elite youngbloods out there... and doing it in their backyards.

If you are going by body of work, then give it to Pacquiao. Champion at the beginning of the decade, champion at the end of the decade.

Floyd Mayweather is fighter of the decade, no one else comes close. pacquaio can **** off..

Yeah, this was the bidniss (promotions & network fanbois), a-side, b-side, gay side era. Probably the weakest era because so many fighters refused to face each other or fights that went past their expiration dates. Look at all these fights that could have been made but never were or were made far too late: Kovalev v Stevenson (the worst missed fight out there) GGG v Canelo III Martinez v Mayweather (May called for a CW, Martinez said he would...it never happened) Mayweather v Williams Mayweather v Bradley May/Pac v Khan Khan v Bradley Wilder v AJ Fury v Wlad II Fury v AJ Charlos v Andrade Spence v Thurman I could go on and on and on and on Like the pfp, nothing is clear until Haymon allows his stable of btches out into the world. Joking aside, imagine the stars Haymon could have created if they all fought each other...

The fighter of the decade is Andre Ward

Yeah, this was the bidniss (promotions & network fanbois), a-side, b-side, gay side era. Probably the weakest era because so many fighters refused to face each other or fights that went past their expiration dates.

Like the pfp, nothing is clear until Haymon allows his stable of btches out into the world.

Fotd is a tough call this time . But someone still has to win it . For me it would be canelo but he had those street meat tacos and ****ed that up . For me that leaves Mayweather, ward , pacquiao , chocolatito . Between those guys mayweather wins it for me but he hasnt been active enuff ....I dont know who my pick would be and I think the original poster is feeling the same way , howeever there is far more positive to look at like a poster above mentioned . Iam just gonna leave my vote out until 2030 ;)

I believe if Pacquiao didn't have the ugly "losses" against Bradley and Horn on his resume, he would win it again.

Far too many posts on here arguing about who should be FOTD, going back and forth over the same names, claiming x did this which was better than y. It is just boring and in all honesty, a poor reflection of the previous ten years. Let us look at why - In previous decades, where FOTD discussion became prominent, you could pick out the bets fighters and they would ALL have an argument of winning the award, names such as Pacquiao, Hopkins, Mayweather, Oscar, Barrera, Morales, Roy Jones, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and so on and so forth. In the last ten years, there are far more negatives to discuss regarding the nominees and more missed fights to speak of than positives and the big fights we wanted. Let us look at some of the names being repeatedly mentioned - Pacquiao: Started the decade very well and had one of the atg fights with Marquez...but it is also important to remember some of his legitimate losses. That KO, that farce against Mayweather and imo the correct loss to Horn. None of those losses were avenged and as impressive as it has been to see him regain the ww crown, his career has been topsy turvy. He may have the best claim when we start looking at the others. Mayweather: A man who has not fought at the highest level of the sport for 5 years is supposed to be FOTD? He had a terrific win over Cotto and Pacquiao but he fought c level slugger Maidana twice, spent time fighting the likes of Ortiz and Guerrero which is a joke and actively avoided taking the Pacquiao fight early in the decade. Instead of talking about the ifs and buts...we should have been talking about a Pacquiao trilogy or fights against the likes of Martinez and Canelo at proper weights. More questions than answers. Alvarez: The man who created a division all his own, a man who many believe did not believe Trout, let alone Lara, Cotto and GGG on two occasions. His ambition is something to be proud of but his playing with weights, belts and the fact that judges seem to have him six rounds up is a major, major problem and one of the most important corruption debates the sport needs to have. Let's not even begin about his fight Kovalev. Other names pose just as many questions and answers, men who promised much but repeatedly failed to deliver the fights we wanted/needed (Ward, Kovalev, Stevenson, all the guys at light middle, Wilder, Fury...this goes on and on). The last decade has done more damage to boxing viewership in the US and mainstream appeal than any other in its long and once illustrious history. We should not be awarding that. You're choosing to focus on the negatives rather than the positives. For example, Floyd sold 16 million PPV's in the US during the decade. In 5 years. That is an average of over 3 mil PPV's per year. During the decade he had the 3 highest selling PPV's of all time. Canelo just reached an epic deal with dazn that looks like the kind of money an NBA player gets. AJ is performing in front of massive crowds. For you to then post "The last decade has done more damage to boxing viewership in the US and mainstream appeal than any other in its long and once illustrious history" knowing the above shows you are letting your emotions cloud your judgement.