So who is fighter of the year 2005 then?

[JMCbulls]

prob brewster

[KidBlackie]

1 Hatton is the MAN.
2 Taylor if he wins the rematch
3 Castillo, only 2-1 this year, but what a 2-1!

[Enayze]

Ricky Hatton, he beat the best Welterweight in the division, and unified the IBF and WBA titles.

[moy22487]

what do you guys thin of ARCE he is coming out of a dominating victory

[restless_438]

thought i'd dig this one back up to update:

Previously-

My ballot would look something like this:

Ronald 'Winky' Wright - 49-3
Jose Luis Castillo - 53-7
Ricky Hatton - 40-0
Marco Antonio Barrera - 61-4
Jermain Taylor/Bernard Hopkins - PENDING
Oscar Larios - 56-3 PENDING
Rafael Marquez - 35-3

Okay, now it looks like:

Ronald Wright
Ricky Hatton
Jose Luis Castillo
Marco Antonio Barrera
Jermain Taylor
Rafael Marquez
Lamon Brewster

Oscars off after taking that tough loss due to a cut, added Brewster, and *gulp*.. Taylor's on the ballot as well.

also, keep in mind Winky could, like i mentioned way back, futher his chances for fighter of the year if he scores an impressive victory saturday night.

[trinidadpr87]

It's either
Jermain Taylor (Edouard,Hopkins 1,2)
Ricky Hatton (Tszyu,Maussa)
Winky Wright (Trinidad)

[restless_438]

It's either
Jermain Taylor (Edouard,Hopkins 1,2)
Ricky Hatton (Tszyu,Maussa)
Winky Wright (Trinidad)

basically, thats right... Taylor fans, don't get your hopes up jk

[DiegoFuego]

This is so obvious it's not even funny. To win the award, you gotta be undefeated and win at least ONE meaningful fight against strong opposition. The answer is cut and dry:

JERMAIN TAYLOR

He beat the then-number one guy in the sport, then he beat him AGAIN. Taylor also won another fight in February, although it was against mediocre opposition.

So Taylor is 3-0 for 2005, the first qualifier.

He beat Bernard Hopkins TWICE, once when Hopkins was considered the best fighter on the planet and the second time by unanimous decision.

Winky Wright and Floyd Mayweather come in 2nd and 3rd.

[Guest]

This is so obvious it's not even funny. To win the award, you gotta be undefeated and win at least ONE meaningful fight against strong opposition. The answer is cut and dry:

JERMAIN TAYLOR

He beat the then-number one guy in the sport, then he beat him AGAIN. Taylor also won another fight in February, although it was against mediocre opposition.

So Taylor is 3-0 for 2005, the first qualifier.

He beat Bernard Hopkins TWICE, once when Hopkins was considered the best fighter on the planet and the second time by unanimous decision.

Winky Wright and Floyd Mayweather come in 2nd and 3rd.

And Mayweather did.... WHAT, exactly?


I think it's a disaster for the sport if a guy who got two gifts (one from the judges, the second from the Slop) is fighter of the year. Particularly as his wins were against the most overrated fighter of the present age.

[restless_438]

This is so obvious it's not even funny. To win the award, you gotta be undefeated and win at least ONE meaningful fight against strong opposition. The answer is cut and dry:

JERMAIN TAYLOR

He beat the then-number one guy in the sport, then he beat him AGAIN. Taylor also won another fight in February, although it was against mediocre opposition.

So Taylor is 3-0 for 2005, the first qualifier.

He beat Bernard Hopkins TWICE, once when Hopkins was considered the best fighter on the planet and the second time by unanimous decision.

Winky Wright and Floyd Mayweather come in 2nd and 3rd.

altho Mayweather fought 3 times this year, his level of competition gets a C- grade average.

I'll put money on Ricky Hatton taking it this year. And damnit Diego, as for Taylor, the keyword here is "CONVINCING".