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1.Card of the Year: 'The One' (Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
Floyd erased all doubt that he is the greatest fighter of his generation and the best of all-time It feels to me, in a general sense, that there has been a noticeable increase in the appreciation of his skills. Maybe in this case it was because he fought a credible, tough opponent...This is Michael Jordan in his final season, Mariano Rivera in his last season. People realize that Floyd is one of those once in a generation special athletes and if it is two, four or maybe even five more fights, they know they have a limited window to enjoy his skills.
2.Knockout of the Year: Adonis Stevenson KO 1 Chad Dawson
It was sudden. It was violent. It was stunning. And it set into motion a chain of events—in the form of two more convincing title defenses—that lifted Stevenson into prime candidacy for other year-end honors and made him one of HBO’s most recognizable and popular fighters.
3.Upset of the Year: Marcos Maidana W 12 Adrien Broner
Plenty of people wanted Marcos Maidana to win, but not so many thought he actually would.
4.Promoter of the Year: Golden Boy Promotions
Any promoter whose year included the highest-grossing boxing event in history and the second-biggest pay-per-view seller of all time has a couple of legs up in the race for Promoter of the Year.
5.Biggest Bust of the Year: Adrien Broner
There’s a flip side to the bravado.
And if you’re going to claim a spot among history’s best fighters and interrupt live premium cable interviews with requests that your girlfriend brush your hair, you can’t be all that surprised at how fast people turn on you when the momentum comes to a screeching halt.
6.Breakout Fighter of the Year: Adonis Stevenson
When Adonis Stevenson's year began, he had spent time in two divisions but hadn't achieved a marquee victory in either, unless your regard for Aaron Pryor Jr. and Don George is higher than most.
7. Fight of the Year: Timothy Bradley W 12 Ruslan Provodnikov
Though he entered the fight as a 5-to-1 betting lock, the incumbent WBO champ at 147 pounds quickly discovered that his Russian challenger was bringing more to the table than just an 11-letter surname.
8.Fighter of the Year: Floyd Mayweather Jr
A guy with wins in all 45 of his pro fights and championships in five weight classes is bound to be a candidate for fighter of the year every 12 months.
Floyd erased all doubt that he is the greatest fighter of his generation and the best of all-time It feels to me, in a general sense, that there has been a noticeable increase in the appreciation of his skills. Maybe in this case it was because he fought a credible, tough opponent...This is Michael Jordan in his final season, Mariano Rivera in his last season. People realize that Floyd is one of those once in a generation special athletes and if it is two, four or maybe even five more fights, they know they have a limited window to enjoy his skills.
2.Knockout of the Year: Adonis Stevenson KO 1 Chad Dawson
It was sudden. It was violent. It was stunning. And it set into motion a chain of events—in the form of two more convincing title defenses—that lifted Stevenson into prime candidacy for other year-end honors and made him one of HBO’s most recognizable and popular fighters.
3.Upset of the Year: Marcos Maidana W 12 Adrien Broner
Plenty of people wanted Marcos Maidana to win, but not so many thought he actually would.
4.Promoter of the Year: Golden Boy Promotions
Any promoter whose year included the highest-grossing boxing event in history and the second-biggest pay-per-view seller of all time has a couple of legs up in the race for Promoter of the Year.
5.Biggest Bust of the Year: Adrien Broner
There’s a flip side to the bravado.
And if you’re going to claim a spot among history’s best fighters and interrupt live premium cable interviews with requests that your girlfriend brush your hair, you can’t be all that surprised at how fast people turn on you when the momentum comes to a screeching halt.
6.Breakout Fighter of the Year: Adonis Stevenson
When Adonis Stevenson's year began, he had spent time in two divisions but hadn't achieved a marquee victory in either, unless your regard for Aaron Pryor Jr. and Don George is higher than most.
7. Fight of the Year: Timothy Bradley W 12 Ruslan Provodnikov
Though he entered the fight as a 5-to-1 betting lock, the incumbent WBO champ at 147 pounds quickly discovered that his Russian challenger was bringing more to the table than just an 11-letter surname.
8.Fighter of the Year: Floyd Mayweather Jr
A guy with wins in all 45 of his pro fights and championships in five weight classes is bound to be a candidate for fighter of the year every 12 months.
