Boxer of the Year: Gennady Golovkin

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Triple G!

I also think Joshua and Lomachenko were strong contenders for this.

Thoughts?
 
Sor Rungvisai IMO. GGG isn't a terrible choice but the Jacobs fight was too controversial IMO.
 
ironfist05 said:
Sor Rungvisai IMO. GGG isn't a terrible choice but the Jacobs fight was too controversial IMO.
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You mean the decision, not the fight. And it wasnt controversial. Controversial is when a boxer gets methodically beaten to the punch and still gets the victory.

Did this occur here? It was a close fight, Jacobs was knocked down and a lot of people had Golovkin winning.
 
proncley said:
You mean the decision, not the fight. And it wasnt controversial. Controversial is when a boxer gets methodically beaten to the punch and still gets the victory.

Did this occur here? It was a close fight, Jacobs was knocked down and a lot of people had Golovkin winning.
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yeah I had GGG winning, but a lot of people had him losing. I had him winning the Canelo fight too, but that was officially a draw. I think SSR just had the better wins TBH.
 
proncley said:
You mean the decision, not the fight. And it wasnt controversial. Controversial is when a boxer gets methodically beaten to the punch and still gets the victory.
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A lot of people had Jacobs winning the fight too. What you're describing is what most people would consider to be a robbery. If there's a lot of contention over something, then it's controversial, and there was plenty of disagreement for weeks after the fight between those who thought GGG did enough and those who thought Jacobs deserved it.

I thought GGG won vs. Jacobs (and Canelo, both close) but I agree with ironfist05 that Sor Rungvisai is a better pick.
 
I thought GGG won,...but you don't get Fighter of the Year for a draw.

Bud Crawford is the choice for unifying a division.
 
That is a really piss poor choice.

No disrespect to Golovkin, but that is terrible.
 
Minowafanatic said:
A lot of people had Jacobs winning the fight too. What you're describing is what most people would consider to be a robbery. If there's a lot of contention over something, then it's controversial, and there was plenty of disagreement for weeks after the fight between those who thought GGG did enough and those who thought Jacobs deserved it.

I thought GGG won vs. Jacobs (and Canelo, both close) but I agree with ironfist05 that Sor Rungvisai is a better pick.
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"Weeks after the fights" sounds like people eventually calmed down. It's nothing special / controversial when people get upset right after a fight, the necessary composure to evaluate at a fight objectively is missing.
Especially when it happens with someone like Golovkin who chased opponent after opponent out of the ring for years. The initial reaction from many people was "Whoa, he got exposed". But really it was a competitive fight, one fighter on his front foot, the other fighter on his back foot. Not really controversial.

It was closer to being a draw than Canelo vs. Golovkin ...but you see the reaction in this thread - "This was a draw, you can't be FOTY with a draw" ...well, if we accept that this was a legit draw, why don't we accept the Jacobs fight as a legit win?
 
proncley said:
"Weeks after the fights" sounds like people eventually calmed down. It's nothing special / controversial when people get upset right after a fight, the necessary composure to evaluate at a fight objectively is missing.
Especially when it happens with someone like Golovkin who chased opponent after opponent out of the ring for years. The initial reaction from many people was "Whoa, he got exposed". But really it was a competitive fight, one fighter on his front foot, the other fighter on his back foot. Not really controversial.

It was closer to being a draw than Canelo vs. Golovkin ...but you see the reaction in this thread - "This was a draw, you can't be FOTY with a draw" ...well, if we accept that this was a legit draw, why don't we accept the Jacobs fight as a legit win?
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That is true, it is inconsistent, which is why i didn't mention the Jacobs fight. But fighting only twice and only winning once is not a FOTY accomplishment.
 
proncley said:
"Weeks after the fights" sounds like people eventually calmed down. It's nothing special / controversial when people get upset right after a fight, the necessary composure to evaluate at a fight objectively is missing.
Especially when it happens with someone like Golovkin who chased opponent after opponent out of the ring for years. The initial reaction from many people was "Whoa, he got exposed". But really it was a competitive fight, one fighter on his front foot, the other fighter on his back foot. Not really controversial.

It was closer to being a draw than Canelo vs. Golovkin ...but you see the reaction in this thread - "This was a draw, you can't be FOTY with a draw" ...well, if we accept that this was a legit draw, why don't we accept the Jacobs fight as a legit win?
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Because you didn’t watch the fight?
 
Nah GGG is wrong choice. I'm a big fan but two close decisions with one a draw 'officially' can't get you boxer of the year, surely?
Sor Rungvisai, Lomachenko or AJ are all far more credible choices.
 
PUO3 said:
That is a really piss poor choice.

No disrespect to Golovkin, but that is terrible.
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Feels like they gave him a consolation prize because they thought he deserved the win against Saul. Pretty shitty when you have a guy who beat and subsequently KOd the pfp #1 fighter.
 
Sor Rungvisai beat the guy who entered 2017 as P4P n°1. Twice. His record is better than GGG's 1-0-1.

Props to GGG for taking 2 very tough fights, though (even if money itself was motivating enough in the Canelo fight).
 
Hagler said:
Props to GGG for taking 2 very tough fights, though (even if money itself was motivating enough in the Canelo fight).
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His last 2 very tough fights were his only 2 very tough fights of his pro career
 
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