Canelo - ESPN Fighter of the year 2015

[b00g13man]

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Thoughts?

I'm a big fan but I definitely feel there were more deserving fighters.

[-PBP-]

I disagree.

Pacquiao >>> Cotto
Berto >>> Kirkland

[Johnwoo8686]

I really think fighter of the year should have been Floyd Mayweather or Tyson Fury. A win over Vladimir Klitsckho or Manny Pacquiao is way bigger than a win over Miguel Cotto. If we're going to criticize those guys for the other opponents they fought this year than we can do the same with Alvarez's pick James Kirkland.

Edit: Notice how Floyd's name is mentioned all throughout the article. Rafael even calls the Pacquiao win the biggest win of the year.

[The Big Dunn]

Dan has Canelo and GGG ahead of Floyd and Fury. Maybe his bosses demanded it.

Its just hard to think beating Cotto/Kirkland and Murray/Monroe/Lemuiex ranks above than beating Manny/Berto and Wlad/Hammer seeing as ESPN voters, including Dan, had Manny and Wlad in the top 5 p4p for most of the year and the past 5 years.

[Szef]

It should've been Fury or Floyd obviously. I'd go with Fury.

[R-C]

Canelo deserves it! it doesn't matter who ESPN or any media outlet chooses, fans will criticize.

[Golden Boi 360]

I guess you can say it was a breakout year for Canelo and that's why he got it.

I was expecting Fury or Mayweather.

Something tells me Fury isn't going to get it anywhere lol.

[ramses07]

If Marquez didn't get fighter of the year for KOing pacquiao, mayweather wasn't going to get it for UDing pac


Meh canelos ok I guess

Nobody really got a great win this year

[gmc_rfc_06]

Canelo had a very good year.

Mayweather was the fighter of the year though.

[lopetego]

Canelo deserves it more than Mayweather and Fury

The PED cheater should have lost the may 2nd fight, and failed to impress against an injured, washed up Pacquiao, then fought a bum and rode into the sunset

Fury beat an absent minded Wladimir, but the fight was so terrible, so ****ing ****ty that both fighters deserved to lose. nothing glorious on that performance, just a tired old champion giving up his belt to a younger guy

Canelo on the other hand, beat the rejuvenated version of HOF'er Cotto and the hardest puncher in the division and gave us a KOTY candidate.

Canelo deserves it, although nobody had a truly great win this year