Who was the worst ducker of 2009?

[Ben d great]

Who was the worst for avoiding tough opponents in 2009? Who ducked the most fighters?

Mayweather Jr. Duck pacmans by the way of asking almost impossible demands. First before Pac fight Hatton he asked 70/30. Now he demand a test not in boxing commision, not only twice but random test.

“Now, I say to Floyd Mayweather Jr., don’t be a coward and face me in the ring, mano-a-mano and shut your big, pretty mouth, so we can show the world who is the true king of the ring," said Pacquiao.

[Tmann400]

david haye takes the cake anyway you look at it. and even though im not a big fan you cant hate on dawson. he was made to fight tarver in a rematch or he would of been stripped, and dawson was getting bitched out about the johnson fight so he gave him a rematch and dominated him, dawson is now at his peak. give him a chance to fight some people. by the way i think ducking is being way to overused and misinterpreted by people. just like the word bum. now what haye did was ducking. what dawson is doing is not ducking, what he did made sense. haye blasted the klitschko brothers, insulted them and then literally avoided fights with both of them, that is ducking.

[El_Cholo]

david haye takes the cake anyway you look at it. and even though im not a big fan you cant hate on dawson. he was made to fight tarver in a rematch or he would of been stripped, and dawson was getting bitched out about the johnson fight so he gave him a rematch and dominated him, dawson is now at his peak. give him a chance to fight some people. by the way i think ducking is being way to overused and misinterpreted by people. just like the word bum. now what haye did was ducking. what dawson is doing is not ducking, what he did made sense. haye blasted the klitschko brothers, insulted them and then literally avoided fights with both of them, that is ducking.

you forget that Dawson backed out of a fight against Diaconu as well

[PittyPat]

Yes, Khan's next move will determine if he belongs on a duckers list or not.

If he chooses to fight Maidana, he will definitely deserve respect.

But then, he is also damned if he does/doesn't - if he were to beat Maidana (especially in a manner that doesn't get him chin-checked; which is entirely possible considering his long reach), people will still say he doesn't belong in the ring with the likes of Bradley or Alexander. Real double standards there.

I wonder what the reaction would be if Khan dropped the WBA belt to face either Urango, Bradley or Alexander for their belts instead of Maidana...

you forget that Dawson backed out of a fight against Diaconu as well

The latter of whom is now a non-factor considering Pascal dusted him off twice. Will people still accuse Dawson of ducking Cloud if he faces Pascal next?

[The Hammer]

But then, he is also damned if he does/doesn't - if he were to beat Maidana (especially in a manner that doesn't get him chin-checked; which is entirely possible considering his long reach), people will still say he doesn't belong in the ring with the likes of Bradley or Alexander. Real double standards there.

I wonder what the reaction would be if Khan dropped the WBA belt to face either Urango, Bradley or Alexander for their belts instead of Maidana...

Ideally, he should do both in 2010. First defend the belt against Maidana in the late winter/spring, then unify with Alexander or Bradley in the late summer/fall.

But of course, if he can land a big fight with Bradley first, he should go for it.

[El_Cholo]

The latter of whom is now a non-factor considering Pascal dusted him off twice. Will people still accuse Dawson of ducking Cloud if he faces Pascal next?

Well Pascal at least needs to face Dawson next, as Dawson is Pascal's maNdatory.

[PittyPat]

Ideally, he should do both in 2010. First defend the belt against Maidana in the late winter/spring, then unify with Alexander or Bradley in the late summer/fall.

Best course of action by far, but I've got this horrible feeling (and I hope I'm wrong) that they'll somehow end up sneaking in a lesser opponent in Malignaggi or something. Even though it seems cut-and-dry that Maidana is next or Khan drops the belt, I can imagine there being some wranglings going on that would enable Khan to sidestep him. If that were to happen, the only justification would be that a better opponent would be found - i.e. any of the 3 champions, or even Holt.

I'd dread to think about the reaction if Khan fought Ortiz next...

But of course, if he can land a big fight with Bradley first, he should go for it.

Even though there'd be the naysayers who'd cry about Khan not being worthy of sharing a ring with Bradley, maybe that's exactly what he'd need to quash the doubters - it would take a heapload of guts, in the end, to go up against an undefeated champion like Bradley. If that's the alternative to fighting Maidana, I wouldn't mind at all (although the chance of a chin test would diminish slightly).

Well Pascal at least needs to face Dawson next, as Dawson is Pascal's maNdatory.

And I think Dawson was saying that he'd like to fight him, which is good. Ideally they'd fight, with the winner meeting Cloud (although unification with the IBF is tricky, I keep hearing).

Has there been any updates on Pascal's arm injury?

[lynx649]

I wanted to vote for Manny Pac, but he wasn't an option.

[project xxx1]

i think its got to be junma,callebro has been hunting him down and he keeps hiding,

[madsweeney]

May soley on the fact that he didn't bother fighting someone from his own weight class, or even the next one below that.