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By Jake Donovan - Chances are, World lightweight king Terence Crawford was sound asleep in the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, December 30, while a young rising star in the lower weight classes entered a boxing ring 15 time zones away on the other side of the world.
Assuming so, then that would mean by the time he woke up, he discovered that something was missing – the Fighter of the Year crown that most believed was secure in his possession.
That’s how brilliant the finishing touches were on the year that was for Japan’s Naoya Inoue, BoxingScene.com’s unanimous choice for 2014 Fighter of the Year.
The closest race in recent memory was also a reminder to all news outlets that there are 365 days in a year, and that the year doesn’t end just because editors prefer to coast during the holiday season.
In all fairness, Inoue wasn’t necessarily on the radar for most of the year, at least not until he agreed to move up two divisions to challenge longtime 115 lb. titlist Omar Narvaez.
When 2014 began, all eyes – at least those familiar with career – were focused on simply what the next 12 months had in store for the prodigious star in the making. Inoue was barely 14 months into his career and months away from his 21s birthday when the year began, but the wheels were already in motion for what would be an unforgettable ride. [Click Here To Read More]
Assuming so, then that would mean by the time he woke up, he discovered that something was missing – the Fighter of the Year crown that most believed was secure in his possession.
That’s how brilliant the finishing touches were on the year that was for Japan’s Naoya Inoue, BoxingScene.com’s unanimous choice for 2014 Fighter of the Year.
The closest race in recent memory was also a reminder to all news outlets that there are 365 days in a year, and that the year doesn’t end just because editors prefer to coast during the holiday season.
In all fairness, Inoue wasn’t necessarily on the radar for most of the year, at least not until he agreed to move up two divisions to challenge longtime 115 lb. titlist Omar Narvaez.
When 2014 began, all eyes – at least those familiar with career – were focused on simply what the next 12 months had in store for the prodigious star in the making. Inoue was barely 14 months into his career and months away from his 21s birthday when the year began, but the wheels were already in motion for what would be an unforgettable ride. [Click Here To Read More]
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