Comments Thread For: Crawford Named 2014 Fighter of the Year By BWAA

[jjsmyth87]

They probably figured pacquiao has won it enough times, why not give it to someone new

[SilverMiles]

They probably figured pacquiao has won it enough times, why not give it to someone new

The BWAA is just trying to create a new star by awarding them the FOTY. Kovalev or Pacquiao would have been the better choice after they beat top rated contenders.

[Loque-san]

This is an acceptable choice, Crawford has had a good year. But folks please stop calling him the lineal lightweight champion. You actually have to beat the top guy(s) in your division to be the king and he hasn't done that. Beating Ray Beltran to become the "man" is borderline embarrassing. Most people considered Vasquez and Abril as the two best at 135.

[Cuban Linx]

With three impressive victories against highly credible opponents in 2014, Omaha, Neb., native Terence “Bud” Crawford served notice that he has arrived as one of boxing’s newest and most exciting stars.

{erhaps his most significant victory for the year just past comes nearly two months into 2015, with the announcement that the WBO lightweight champion has been named the winner of the Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Crawford (25-0, 17 KOs) will receive his Fighter of the Year Award at the BWAA’s 90th annual Awards Dinner in New York City, an event which many have described as the “Academy Awards of Boxing.” [Click Here To Read More]

Cong**** to Crawford.

[joseph5620]

Not really a controversial choice, Crawford really did great things this year and won 3 big fights. The true fighter if the year was Manny pacquiao. He beat number 3 pound for pound undefeated fighter Tim Bradley, and then beat another undefeated champion, Chris algiero who war ring #3 light welter, and was top 5 in the other organizations. Better year than Crawford who bear beltrans leftovers, and Beltran. Gamboa was a good win but gamboa was moving up in weight.

That's funny.....

[Pigeons]

3rd time in 4 years an American has won the award. 4th year in a row an American citizen has won the award. A European has won the award only once since 2000. Keep in mind boxing is dead in America and thriving in Europe.

[Mr.Fantastic]

Terrible choice. It's not all that impressive what he did. The Jap guy did much better.

[Loque-san]

3rd time in 4 years an American has won the award. 4th year in a row an American citizen has won the award. A European has won the award only once since 2000. Keep in mind boxing is dead in America and thriving in Europe.

Boxing Writers Association of AMERICA... if it was B.W.A. of Europe the award might have gone to Kovalev.

[Dean_Razorback]

Terrible choice. It's not all that impressive what he did. The Jap guy did much better.

Inoue, and i agree. 2 world championships in 2 different weight classes in one year with less than 10 pro fights

[Pigeons]

Boxing Writers Association of AMERICA... if it was B.W.A. of Europe the award might have gone to Kovalev.

It's the most prestigious award in all of boxing.