2025 Heavies Awards: Poster of the Year (FrankieNYC Award) Nomination Thread🏆

[BFoe]

Hello People of the Dawg!

As we watch another year wind down, it's that time again — time to put aside our differences, our beefs, and our gimmicks, and come together to nominate those posters who truly bring something meaningful to the forums on a consistent basis—a poster worthy of the FrankieNYC Heavies Poster of the Year Award!

This prestigious award goes to the poster who represents the best aspects of the Heavies: substantial contribution, insightful posts, solid judgment, loyalty, wit, humor, intellect, helpfulness, and having a positive presence and demeanor in the forums for the whole year.



Why do we call this prestigious award the @FrankieNYC Award, you may ask?

"Moving forward, the award will be known as the FrankieNYC Award. @FrankieNYC passed away from unknown health complications in 2019. He left behind a legacy of radiant positivity, friendship and a hunger for deep and meaningful conversations about the sport of mixed martial arts. He set an impossibly high bar during his time on this website, and he represents everything this award stands for. I hope that this small gesture can serve as a way to inspire other posters to do the same, and in some small way carry on the spirit and excellence of Frankie."
— @Zebra Cheeks, 2020

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A word from the Sherdog Admins: (IMPORTANT!)

- The nominees have to have been around for at least the majority of this year (minimum of 9 months) and have spent the majority of their activity in The Heavies more than any sub forum.

- Posters that have received Double Yellows (or infractions that accumulate to 6 points) in 2025 will NOT be eligible for the contest. Single yellow (2 pts), we can manage, but dubs knocks them out of the running. It goes without saying that banned posters will not be eligible for the award either.


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RULES & HOW THE NOMINATION WORKS:

1. Mods, Admins, and Sherdog.com staff are NOT included in the contest. You can only nominate Standard and Platinum users.

2. Submit your nominations by simply tagging your nominees in this thread. NOTE: You are NOT allowed to nominate yourself.

3. This thread will be open for 7 days for you to make your nominations. After that, this nomination thread will be locked.

4. The 20 names that gets the most tags/mentions will then move on to the Semifinal round where we will establish an elimination poll.

5. The 10 posters with the most votes in the Semis will move on to the Final round where we also establish a voting poll.
The poster with the most votes in the Finals is your 2025 FrankieNYC Heavies Poster of The Year!

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Past winners:
2016 - @KONE
2017 - @Arm Barbarian
2018 - @bigwaverider
2019 - @bigwaverider
2020 - @KazDibiase
2021 - @Gio
2022 - @BoxerMaurits
2023 - @BoxerMaurits
2024 - @KazDibiase

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Cheers and Happy Holidays to all, and may the best Sherdogger win!

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[Zebra Cheeks]

Hello People of the Dawg!

As we watch another year wind down, it that time again—time to put aside our differences, our beefs, and our gimmicks, and come together to nominate those posters who truly bring something meaningful to the forums on a consistent basis—a poster worthy of the FrankieNYC Heavies Poster of the Year Award!

This prestigious award goes to the poster who represents the best aspects of the Heavies: substantial contribution, insightful posts, solid judgment, loyalty, wit, humor, intellect, helpfulness, and having a positive presence and demeanor in the forums for the whole year.



Why do we call this prestigious award the FrankieNYC Award, you may ask?

"Moving forward, the award will be known as the FrankieNYC Award. @FrankieNYC passed away from unknown health complications in 2019. He left behind a legacy of radiant positivity, friendship and a hunger for deep and meaningful conversations about the sport of mixed martial arts. He set an impossibly high bar during his time on this website, and he represents everything this award stands for. I hope that this small gesture can serve as a way to inspire other posters to do the same, and in some small way carry on the spirit and excellence of Frankie."
— @Zebra Cheeks, 2020

​

A word from the Sherdog Admins: (IMPORTANT!)

- The nominees have to have been around for at least the majority of this year (minimum of 9 months) and have spent the majority of their activity in The Heavies more than any sub forum.

- Posters that have received Double Yellows (or infractions that accumulate to 6 points) in 2025 will NOT be eligible for the contest. Single yellow (2 pts), we can manage, but dubs knocks them out of the running. It goes without saying that banned posters will not be eligible for the award either.


​

RULES & HOW THE NOMINATION WORKS:

1. Mods, Admins, and Sherdog.com staff are NOT included in the contest. You can only nominate Standard and Platinum users.

2. Submit your nominations by simply tagging your nominees in this thread. NOTE: You are NOT allowed to nominate yourself.

3. This thread will be open for 7 days for you to make your nominations. After that, this nomination thread will be locked.

4. The 20 names that gets the most tags/mentions will then move on to the Semifinal round where we will establish an elimination poll.

5. The 10 posters with the most votes in the Semis will move on to the Final round where we also establish a voting poll.
The poster with the most votes in the Finals is your 2025 FrankieNYC Heavies Poster of The Year!

************
Past winners:
2016 - @KONE
2017 - @Arm Barbarian
2018 - @bigwaverider
2019 - @bigwaverider
2020 - @KazDibiase
2021 - @Gio
2022 - @BoxerMaurits
2023 - @BoxerMaurits
2024 - @KazDibiase
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Cheers and Happy Holidays to all, and may the best Sherdogger win!

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I will nominate

@Arqueto for maximum shoopage
@Sixstring for his sherdog metal album
@boxermauritis because he is excessively knowledgeable about mma and is a resource to the heavies
@Ladder Master expert gif clipper

 

[jeskola]

@KazDibiase
@BoxerMaurits

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

“3. This thread will be open for 7 days for you to make your nominations. After that, this nomination thread will be locked.”

 

[Randy Fandy Fo Fanders]

first place winner gets a dick pic from me

 

[Ares Black]

A lot of great posters make Sherdog the best damn karate forum in human history.

I'll probably do a few more nominations later, but off the top of my head

@Mohawk Banditó for being consistently right about everything, with the possible exception of the new Street Fighter movie

@HHJ for being a towering figure in the community

@svmr_db for making a ton of quality threads

@ventrue for running the Plat Predictions and being a generally good dude

@Paynebringer for being solid as a rock and bringing accountability to PBPs

@Luthien for the gifs and the great attitude

@HI SCOTT NEWMAN for being a real one and a consistently nice guy

@Poirierfan for keeping it real and general coolness

and finally @BEATDOWNS for being a cautionary tale of what not to do on the internet and consistently reminding everyone how completely lame Power Slap fans are

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Many of the people I thought to nominate have already been put up in the first few posts such as @BoxerMaurits and @KazDibiase

I will go with a couple possible outliers:
@Alpha_T83 for being one of the first Canadians i've liked
@ventrue for running the Prize Pooled Plat Prediction Contest (sorry plebs, you wouldn't get it)
@don't ask a rarely enjoyable libshit and a quality poster in the heavies
@Poirierfan for being our resident cool Cajun cat
@SamuraiBro and @Randy Fandy Fo Fanders for always making me chuckle

 

[Kenny Powerth]

All good mentions so far, a few on my list who haven't been listed yet include

@Bowel-forged Stool
@jeff7b9
@Gio (on the comeback)
@GibsterMMA
@Siver!
@Koala

Round 2: I haven't seen these brothers get shoutouts

@Ares Black
@Pequeño Corey
@Bleach.
@Only Here for Attachments

 

[Bobby Boulders]

@Arqueto
@BEATDOWNS
@Lord Pyjamas
@FlyAmericanEagle (RIP)
@Luthien
@HI SCOTT NEWMAN
@Pittie Petey
@Clippy

Edit: you can throw @Ares Black into the hat, too. It's to the point that we have such similar opinions on many fights, that if there is a "Who will win" poll I will make my vote, and then go back to confirm that we had the same thought. We're right a lot

 

[Natural Order]

@Arqueto

Nicest guy, always willing to help, keeps shoop scene alive and thriving (carried torch from BWR, we thank you mate), spearheads the Avatar Elite Crew that churns out those damn fine holiday avatars for the simple joy of creating for their Sherbrethren.

Lots of great posters in the heavies that all contribute unique, funny and interesting perspectives that keeps me coming back. But for my money, @Arqueto is the man and deserves the spot for 2025!

Appreciate you bro and looking forward to a shoop filled 2026.

 

[Arqueto]

@Arqueto

Nicest guy, always willing to help, keeps shoop scene alive and thriving (carried torch from BWR, we thank you mate), spearheads the Avatar Elite Crew that churns out those damn fine holiday avatars for the simple joy of creating for their Sherbrethren.

Lots of great posters in the heavies that all contribute unique, funny and interesting perspectives that keeps me coming back. But for my money, @Arqueto is the man and deserves the spot for 2025!

Appreciate you bro and looking forward to a shoop filled 2026.

Super kind words, brother. Thanks for saying that; I appreciate it a lot. Can't wait to see all the great shoops in 2026

Much love

 

[jeskola]

@FriskyRandy

 

[AppliedScience]

@Dillydilly is the GOAT.
You can't trust your girl with him. But you can trust your money with him. And in the end, that's all that really matters.
Note: Even though he is a forum moderator now, he wasn't for most of the year. Would mention him anyway.


@Krixes knows, analyzes, and profits. He is about his business.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

We've got a lot of good posters and buds on here...

From the Shoopers , the Rock Band , PBP Crew and Cat Club

But this year I'm going with breakout posters @Neck&Neck and @Bobby Boulders

 

[Bobby Boulders]

We've got a lot of good posters and buds on here...

From the Shoopers , the Rock Band , PBP Crew and Cat Club

But this year I'm going with breakout posters @Neck&Neck and @Bobby Boulders

Thanks, bud. I'd have voted for you, but apparently that isn't allowed here like it is in Andy Griffithville

Edit: I'm voting for @Neck&Neck to be included with my fat stack of votes, too. He's one of my favorites around here, really loves his violence

 

[BoxerMaurits]

I will nominate

@Arqueto for maximum shoopage
@Sixstring for his sherdog metal album
@boxermauritis because he is excessively knowledgeable about mma and is a resource to the heavies
@Ladder Master expert gif clipper

@KazDibiase
@BoxerMaurits

Many of the people I thought to nominate have already been put up in the first few posts such as @BoxerMaurits and @KazDibiase

I will go with a couple possible outliers:
@Alpha_T83 for being one of the first Canadians i've liked
@ventrue for running the Prize Pooled Plat Prediction Contest (sorry plebs, you wouldn't get it)
@don't ask a rarely enjoyable libshit and a quality poster in the heavies
@Poirierfan for being our resident cool Cajun cat
@SamuraiBro and @Randy Fandy Fo Fanders for always making me chuckle

Thanks brotha’s!

I’ll get back here with my own nominations soon

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

We've got a lot of good posters and buds on here...

From the Shoopers , the Rock Band , PBP Crew and Cat Club

But this year I'm going with breakout posters @Neck&Neck and @Bobby Boulders

Thanks, bud. I'd have voted for you, but apparently that isn't allowed here like it is in Andy Griffithville

Edit: I'm voting for @Neck&Neck to be included with my fat stack of votes, too. He's one of my favorites around here, really loves his violence

If @Bobby Boulders is a breakout poster then I’m a virgin

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

@Neck&Neck
Hands down the poster of the year!

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Thanks brotha’s!

I’ll get back here with my own nominations soon

This guy gets a vote, too, bc he puts in all kinds of work, for the love of violence

 

[Bobby Boulders]

If @Bobby Boulders is a breakout poster then I’m a virgin

I was gonna let it ride lmao