I didn't do a round of the year as so many do on these types of things.
Fighter of the year:Gennady Golovkin.
Many gave this award to Canelo Alvarez,but as exciting as his win over James Kirkland was,it was over a limited fighter and I'm always hesitant to give an award based off of one fight (decisioning Miguel Cotto).
Golovkin added the IBF title with a KO of David Lemieux along with stoppages over Willie Monroe Jr and Martin Murray in a three fight season.
Hopefully,GGG can get Canelo in the ring for a megafight before 2016 ends and not at catchweights either..
Fight of the year:Lucas Matthysse vs Ruslan Provodnikov
This bout looked on paper to be a war and it was just that.
Matthysse took a majority decision that I scored a draw.
As I've said before-If you don't like Ruslan Provodnikov and his heart-this isn't the game for you..
Knockout of the year
Canelo Alvarez KO 3 James Kirkland
Kirkland's chin may not be the best,but his aggressiveness and punch can never be questioned.
Alvarez exposed the former with a knockout that spun Kirkland around and left him supine on the canvas.
Prospect of the Year
Errol Spence
Spence narrowly earned the nod over Puerto Rico's Felix Verdejo.
Spence just might turn out to be the mainstream star that Al Haymon's Premiere Boxing Champions badly needs....
This was a little shorter than usual because of a family issue at home that was a distraction.
I'll do better next year-Promise!
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