Now is the time to cast your vote for the World Boxing News Fighter of the Year 2020 below. Who will follow the 2019 award winner Manny Pacquiao?
The nominees:
PLEASE NOTE: Tyson Fury was not included after consultation with promoter Frank Warren.
TEOFIMO LOPEZ
Firstly, the current undisputed lightweight champion, Teofimo Lopez, enjoyed a breakout year in the pound for pound rankings after defeating Vasyl Lomachenko.
Lopez is already being linked to huge fights at 135 against Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, and Gervonta Davis in 2021.
ERROL SPENCE JR
The unified welterweight ruler, Errol Spence, defeated Danny Garcia after recovering from a life-threatening car accident in late 2019.
Spence answered questions on whether he was fully recovered unequivocally in November.
ROMAN GONZALEZ
A former pound-for-pound number one, Roman Gonzalez, was written off when losing versus Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Dusting himself down, ‘Chocolatito’ returned fire.
He’s now a world champion again and aiming to break back into the top ten with a victory over Juan Estrada in 2021.
JERMELL CHARLO
Now a three-belt champion at 154 pounds, Jermell Charlo is another fighter who was forced to come back from a setback.
Charlo added two more championships to his haul when defeating Jeison Rosario earlier this year in sharing a Pay Per View with his brother Jermall.
CANELO ALVAREZ
Cementing his place as the best fighter on the planet in December, Canelo Alvarez has the best resume. He commands the most money and certainly gets the highest ratings.
Canelo became a four-weight world champion when dominating Callum Smith in Texas to win yet another lineal title.
GERVONTA DAVIS
Making his Pay Per View debut in 2020, Gervonta Davis defeated Leo Santa Cruz in a breakout performance for the Floyd Mayweather protege.
Next year promises to be even bigger for Davis should he land a possible two-fight saga with fellow-nominee Teofimo Lopez.
VOTING & MANNY PACQUIAO
Due to Canelo Alvarez vs. Callum Smith taking place on December 19th, the poll opened considerably later than usual.
Therefore, voting will run for almost a month until January 18th. However, the final victor will be crowned for 2020 soon.
Vote now!
Manny Pacquiao took the trophy in 2019 and received the prize late due to the pandemic.
The Filipino Senator won the award for his two victories in 2019. Firstly, he beat Adrien Broner and then Keith Thurman over the summer.
Pacquiao is expected to be back in the ring by April 2021 and is planning a big return.
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