Fighter of the year: Can there be any doubt?

Taylor shouldnt have been the favorite over Pavlik in the first place. The only one who actually thought Taylor was gonna win was Sly.::

 

A lot of people picked Taylor, in fact I think the majority of fans were picking Taylor.

 

Interestingly, Both men weren't considered as "frauds" until Pavlik beat them. This is how it works in boxing. Jermain wasn't winning in the most convincing fashion and beat some smaller fighters, But he did beat Wright and Hopkins.
Miranda was considered a monster before the Pavik fight. He may not be the most polished boxer in the world, but he was definately good test for Pavlik at the time. Miranda will still make some waves at 168...trust me.

 

I really disagree here.

It's true that boxing fans suck generally but Taylor arguably and in the opinion of a lot of respected people should've lost to Hopkins, Wright and Spinks. He also looked really shitty against Ouma, that's a fact. Miranda being considered a monster was pure HBO hype. A monster would've beaten the hell out of Abraham under those circumstances, he did not. I also really doubt Miranda goes anywhere at 168. He's got no fucking chance at all against Calzaghe and Kessler and I would pick Mundine to beat the shit out of him as well.

 

Hey I never considered them frauds.

Hell I always wondered why everyone ripped Taylor for the longest. I always gave him props for being at least equal with Hopkins and Winky.

With Miranda I knew as much about him as Pavlik. I thought both were good wins.

My point is that the majority here were clowning Taylor as a fighter that was getting worst with every fight.

Mianda is a fighter they were calling mierda. :dunno:

Let's not pretend Pavlik was a heavy underdog going into those fights.

 

Should have lost..but he didn't. And Miranda DID beat the shit out of Abraham that night. The fouling is what lost him the fight.

As far as not going anywhere at 168....I said he will do good at 168, not take the title.

 

http://thering-online.com/ringpages/ringupdate.html

The Ring is pleased to announce that world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has been selected as Fighter of the Year for 2007. Mayweather fought twice in ’07, winning a 12-round decision over Oscar De La Hoya on May 5 in Las Vegas to capture the WBC super welterweight title, and knocking out Ricky Hatton in the 10th round on December 8 in defense of the world welterweight championship.

It is the second time Mayweather has won the honor, having also been The Ring’s 1998 Fighter of the Year. The award dates back to 1928, when heavyweight champion Gene Tunney was the first recipient.

Other Ring magazine for 2007:

Fight of the Year: Israel Vazquez KO 6 Rafael Marquez II

Round of the Year: Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez II, Round 3

Knockout of the Year: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan

Upset of the Year: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan

Comeback of the Year: Paul Malignaggi

Event of the Year: Floyd Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya

Read all the details in the April 2008 issue of The Ring, on sale January 29.

 

Miguel Cotto: Cotto also went 3-0, stopping a game but outclassed Oktay Urkal in March. He had his biggest test in June, when he faced Zab Judah. He passed that test, taking several hard shots from Judah early but continued to move forward. He wound up stopping Judah in the 11th to retain the WBA welterweight title.

In November, he recorded the biggest win of his career by outpointing former world No. 1 Shane Mosley.

"It was my best year in boxing," Cotto said. "I faced the best names I've faced in my career. People wondered if I could stay in there with fighters like Zab Judah and Shane Mosley and I proved that I could."

The choice has to come down to either Pavlik or Cotto.

Calzaghe only had one tough fight and, while he was superb, one big win isn't enough when you're comparing fighters at this level.

Mayweather, too, suffers from the competition issue. Hatton was moving up in weight and few careful observers figured Hatton could win. Cotto, who was ringside for that bout, said, "To me, Hatton was overrated. Mayweather should have won that fight."

And in the De La Hoya fight, he wasn't his usual dominant self and won by a split decision in a bout many thought he deserved to lose.

Either Pavlik or Cotto would be a good choice, but when you line up the opponents, Cotto beat a far better class of opponent.

Mosley-Judah is a better 1-2 than Taylor-Miranda.

That's enough for me.

Miguel Cotto is the 2007 Yahoo! Sports Fighter of the Year.