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By Jake Donovan - If there’s a single item that can help put into perspective how terrific of a year it’s been for boxing, it’s the honoring of 2009’s Fighter of the Year.
In most other years, fighters such as Vitali Klitschko, Tim Bradley and Andre Ward warrant consideration for top honors for the campaigns each have led in the past 12 months.
But 2009 was not like most other years. It was a year in which terrific fights were made and the history books were rewritten.
The latter has everything to do with the Fighter of the Year category slowly but surely becoming a one-man race as the year unfolded, despite what on paper appeared to be stiff competition from the aforementioned fighters.
But when all was said and done, the names on that list were no match for Manny Pacquiao, who once again ends a year with BoxingScene.com’s Fighter of the Year award in tow.
Once again, as in this year marks the third time in the past four years that the Filipino southpaw has been granted such honors. [Click Here To Read More]
In most other years, fighters such as Vitali Klitschko, Tim Bradley and Andre Ward warrant consideration for top honors for the campaigns each have led in the past 12 months.
But 2009 was not like most other years. It was a year in which terrific fights were made and the history books were rewritten.
The latter has everything to do with the Fighter of the Year category slowly but surely becoming a one-man race as the year unfolded, despite what on paper appeared to be stiff competition from the aforementioned fighters.
But when all was said and done, the names on that list were no match for Manny Pacquiao, who once again ends a year with BoxingScene.com’s Fighter of the Year award in tow.
Once again, as in this year marks the third time in the past four years that the Filipino southpaw has been granted such honors. [Click Here To Read More]
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