Comments Thread For: BoxingScene Fighter of The Year 2016 - Carl Frampton

[Loque-san]

Frampton winning Fighter of the Year is very disputable. Frampton-Santa Cruz was a very close bout. I had it 114-114. Since this writer has no problem taking that win into account, then Ward beating Kovalev in a close contest trumps everything Frampton has done this year. And Frampton didn't exactly dazzle against Quigg either.

Also we should not forget that Frampton left the super bantamweight divison without facing the man. That ducking was shameful and that's a big minus for me. Fights against Quigg and LSC were certainly good business moves, therefore Businessman of the Year might be a more appropriate award. Unlike Frampton, Crawford and Ward -two potential winners- actually had the stones to fight their biggest challenges. Ducking pays dividends I guess.

Having Frampton as Fighter of the Year is not scandalous, but implying that he's some sort of consensus Fighter of the Year is just wrong.

And last but not least, not having Crawford in the honorable mention is mind-boggling. Became lineal champion and has three dominant wins including one against the best opponent he could have fought.

[giacomino]

IMO Frampton is a good choice. Would have Gonzalez, Ward, Yamanaka, Loma, Paq, Bud Crawford in the HM mix, and maybe thow in a young guy like Oscar Valdez who had a good year moving up

[IHATEBOBARUM1]

ducked rigo vacated the belt n division to fight another duck and still gets FOTY lol welcome to boxing

[IHATEBOBARUM1]

Frampton winning Fighter of the Year is very disputable. Frampton-Santa Cruz was a very close bout. I had it 114-114. Since this writer has no problem taking that win into account, then Ward beating Kovalev in a close contest trumps everything Frampton has done this year. And Frampton didn't exactly dazzle against Quigg either.

Also we should not forget that Frampton left the super bantamweight divison without facing the man. That ducking was shameful and that's a big minus for me. Fights against Quigg and LSC were certainly good business moves, therefore Businessman of the Year might be a more appropriate award. Unlike Frampton, Crawford and Ward -two potential winners- actually had the stones to fight their biggest challenges. Ducking pays dividends I guess.

Having Frampton as Fighter of the Year is not scandalous, but implying that he's some sort of consensus Fighter of the Year is just wrong.

And last but not least, not having Crawford in the honorable mention is mind-boggling. Became lineal champion and has three dominant wins including one against the best opponent he could have fought.

finally someone that knows his ****

[pdple]

what a joke

so u duck the best guy in your division and get foty??? unreal.

[Rock&Roll]

ducked rigo vacated the belt n division to fight another duck and still gets FOTY lol welcome to boxing

My thoughts exactly!!!

Thankyou to all those who think a fighter who DUCKS THEIR ***ING MANDATORY is not only acceptable, but they should also get a bloody award. You are helping the demise of this once great sport.

That includes you Cliff Rold - Managing Editor of BoxingScene, member of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and a member of the Boxing Writers Association.

You mob probably think Eubanks pathetic excuse for a title fight is sanctioned by a legitimate organisation (ibo HA!)

[1hourRun]

I dont know whats going on around here @ boxingscene lately but I got my su****ions : Just yesterday they updated their P4P ranking leaving all the euros in their spot ( Kovalev & GGG ) despite losing and doing absolutely NOTHING! but they kicked the American two weight lineal champion Bud crawford ( who was #3. ) way down to seven if I remember correctly.....but now this!!! First of all beating bum Scott Quig is nothing special and truth be told they manufactured this contest/ 'unification' by both of them ducking Guillermo Rigonduex hard! then this little leprechaun robs Leo Santa Cruz!!!

What the hell is the conspiracy all about?!!! all the euro-bums getting passes and nobody saying anything? -- Tyson Fury getting a hero's welcome but Andre Ward a clean American athlete, role-model Olympic gold medalist gets all this hate? did he ever do ******* and made his fans made to look like fools?!....I cant stand this Anti-American agenda going on here!!!

[NYC8224]

Why are some people saying Kovalev should gave gotten it? Kovalev hasnt looked good even before Ward

[TexasCowBoy]

Lomachenko is the fighter of the year

[NYC8224]

I dont know whats going on around here @ boxingscene lately but I got my su****ions : Just yesterday they updated their P4P ranking leaving all the euros in their spot ( Kovalev & GGG ) despite losing and doing absolutely NOTHING! but they kicked the American two weight lineal champion Bud crawford ( who was #3. ) way down to seven if I remember correctly.....but now this!!! First of all beating bum Scott Quig is nothing special and truth be told they manufactured this contest/ 'unification' by both of them ducking Guillermo Rigonduex hard! then this little leprechaun robs Leo Santa Cruz!!!

What the hell is the conspiracy all about?!!! all the euro-bums getting passes and nobody saying anything? -- Tyson Fury getting a hero's welcome but Andre Ward a clean American athlete, role-model Olympic gold medalist gets all this hate? did he ever do ******* and made his fans made to look like fools?!....I cant stand this Anti-American agenda going on here!!!

True. American doesnt really give a damn about their athletes anymore. America doesnt really give a damn about anything that makes itself look good actually.