Who is the Fighter of the Year so far?
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No mention yet of Juan Francisco Estrada. This show how much boxing the hardcore around here watch. He is fighting one more time this year. Melindo and Viloria are top of the class in his division and he beat them. If he gets El Nica or Fuentes, he is by far the most accomplish fighter this year. He is my candidate, unfortunately people are bias toward 140 upComment
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Mayweather will probably get itHere are the guys I think have strong arguments for Fighter of the Year so far:
Tim Bradley: Fought a Fight of the Year type fight against Ruslan Provodnikov, showing incredible heart to fight through a concussion and come out victorious. Then when a lot of people thought he might be damaged goods, he cleanly and clearly outboxed a top-3 pound for pound fighter in Juan Manuel Marquez. I've been big on Tim for a while now and his win over Marquez has earned him my vote.
Danny Garcia: Took on Zab Judah in a fight that would set up the opponent for the Matthysse-Peterson winner. The tough veteran gave Garcia a test but Swift came through. Then he took on Matthysse when a lot of people thought he wouldn't and put some great work on him. Danny has cleared out his division and is at least a back-end p4p fighter now.
Mike Alvarado: His year is not yet set in stone, but he already avenged his only loss against Brandon Rios earlier this year in a fight where he was considered the underdog. If he beats Ruslan Provodnikov in a great fight, he'll have as strong of a case as anyone else imo, especially if the Provodnikov fight is another wild war.
Gennady Golovkin: I think his case is a little weaker than the other fighters on here, but he'll also have the distinction of fighting 4 times this year by the time his Stevens fight is over. Rosado, Ishida, Macklin and Stevens may not be world-beaters held in the esteem of a Matthysse or Marquez, but the way Golovkin has dispatched the first three of them deserves consideration.
Guillermo Rigondeaux: He's only fought once this year, but his win was a big one. I think a lot of people expected Donaire-Rigondeaux to be a pick-'em type fight, instead of the one-sided clinic it turned out to be. A win over Agbeko in December would help pad out the Cuban's activity for the year and put him in Fighter of the Year contention.
Adonis Stevenson: Two big knockouts this year over Bad Chad Dawson and Tavoris Cloud have sealed his place as the light heavyweight champion of the world, and he's not done yet, with a fight against Tony Bellew coming up before the end of the year. This accomplishment would have been a lot more impressive a year ago but it's still worthy of consideration.
Did I forget anybody? Please vote and discuss!Comment
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