FIGHTER OF THE YEAR — MANNY PACQUAIO
BEST AROUND, POUND FOR POUND – 1. MANNY PACQUIAO; 2. FLOYD MAYWEATHER; 3. MIKKEL KESSLER;
BEST NEW WEB SITE — WWW.BOXINGCONFIDENTIAL.COM, YA DIG? MARLEY AND LOIS ARE COOKING WITH HOT GREASE
BEST BALANCED (NOT ONLY FOR AMERICANS) AND BEST FAN DISCUSSION WEB SITE — WWW.EASTSIDEBOXING.COM (YOU YANKS NEED A WAKE UP CALL)
TRAINER OF THE YEAR — FREDDIE ROACH
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR — EVANDER HOLYFIELD
MOST DRAMATIC KO OF THE YEAR — SHANNON BRIGGS
MOST AVOIDED WORLD CHAMPION — MIKKEL KESSLER
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR — GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
MANAGER OF THE YEAR — (Not Again?) SHELLY FINKEL
SADDEST STORY OF THE YEAR — WWW.BOXINGCONFIDENTIAL.COM
MICHAEL MARLEY EXCLUSIVE, EX-CHAMP, GUKLF WAR VET KEITH MULLINGS AND KIDS IN BROOKLYN HOMELESS SHELTER
BEST INTERNET PROFILE OF THE YEAR — WWW.BOXINGCONFIDENTIAL.COM
RICARDO LOIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW/PROFILE OF COLORFUL NACHO BERISTAIN, MEXICAN MAGICIAN AND CHAMPION MAKER
SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERNET SITE OF THE YEAR — WWW.BOXEOMUNDIAL.NET, JOSE MARTINO, INCREDIBLE ROSTER OF WRITERS AND VARIETY OF REPORTAGE
GREATEST OVERACHIEVER OF THE YEAR — CARLOS BALDOMIR
MOUTHIEST UNDERACHIEVER OF THE YEAR–ALLAN GREEN
READY TO BREAK OUT AS WORLDWIDE RING STARS — PAUL WILLIAMS; KOBI KAMEDA; PETER ‘KID CHOCOLATE’ QUILLIN
MOST POWERFUL MANAGER OF THE YEAR — AL HAYMON
TV COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR — LARRY MERCHANT
BLOW BY BLOW ANNOUNCER — JIM LAMPLEY
TV NETWORK EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — KEN HERSHMAN, SHOWTIME,
TV NETWORK OF THE YEAR — HBO, ROSS GREEBNBURG; KERY DAVIS; LUIS BARRGAN
PERSONALITY PLUS AND CHARISMA AWARD — JORGE ARCE
TICKET SELLER OF THE YEAR — IRISH JOHN DUDDY
MOST FANATIC FANS — PACMANIACS, YOU KNOW YOU GOT THIS
BEST BOXING AGENT — JOHNNY BOS
BEST CUTMAN — (TIE) JOE SOUZA; PADDY BYRNE
BEST PPV MARKETER — MARK TAAFET, HBO, FOR HIS CREATIVE ADVERTISING
DEVICES BY WHICH BOXING FANS COULD SEE HOW THEY WOUKD ‘MEASURE UP’ TO RUSSIAN GIANT NICKOLAY VALUEV
BEST AGENT FOR SPONSORS, ENDORSEMENTS, ETC. — GREG MAROTTA
STILL BOXING’S BEST TRAINER WHEN HE WANTS TO BE — MANNY STEWARD
BEST BOXING CROWD HANGOUT — CHRISTO’S STEAKHOUSE, ASTORIA, NY
BEST PRINT BOXING WRITER — (TIE) NORM FRAUNHEIM, ARIZONA REPUBLIC, PHOENIX; RAMIIRO GONZALEZ, LA OPINION, LOS ANGELES; CARLOS NINA GOMEZ, HOY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
BEST PRINT BOXING COLUMNIST — KEVIN IOLE, LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
BEST INTERNET BOXING REPORTER — DAN RAFAEL, ESPN
BEST INTERNET BOXING SITE WRITER — TK STEWART, VARIOUS; JASON GONZALEZ, FIGHTNEWS.COM; PER AKE PERSSON, VARIOUS.
MATCHMAKERS OF THE YEAR — (TIE) ERIC GOMEZ, GOLDEN BOY; SEAN ‘MR. X’ GIBBONS, INDEPENDENT; TOM BROWN, GOOSSEN TUTOR.
MOST INFLUENTIAL FOR RATINGS, GOVERNING BODIES — SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ
BOXING PROMOTIONAL EXECUTIVE OF YEAR — OSCAR DE LA HOYA, RICHARD SCHAEFER
BEST GOVERNING BODY LEADER — JOSE SULAIMAN, WBC
BEST PR PERSON — (TIE) KELLY SWANSON; STEVE BRENER; FRED STERNBURG; SCOTT GHERTNER, MGM GRAND.
BEST PR PERSON WORKING FOR ONE PROMOTER — ALAN HOPPER, DKP.
BEST MEDIA EVENT COORDINATION, CREDENTIALS — ED KEENAN
BEST NEW PR FACE — RACHEL CHARLES, GOOSEN TUTOR
BEST LATIN PUBLIC RELATIONS PERSON — GLADYS ROSA
MOST INNOVATIVE, HIGH TECH PR PERSON — CIMA GEORGEVICH, SEMINOLE WARRIORS
BEST CABLE NETWORK PR PERSON — IVY MOON, SHOWTIME
BEST SMALL PROMOTER WHICH WENT BIG TIME — SYCUAN RINGSIDE PROMOTIONS
MIDSIZE PROMOTER MOST LIKELY TO BREAK INTO ELITE CLASS — JOE DEGUARDIA’S STAR BOXING
MOST VERSATILE PROMOTER — LOU DIBELLA
PROMOTER MOST LIKELY TO REPLACE PETER BOYLE IN HOLLYWOOD — LOU DI BELLA
ONLY PROMOTER TO COMBINE BASEBALL WITH BOXING — LOU DI BELLA
BEST PROMOTIONAL SURVIVOR — GARY SHAW
MOST QUOTABLE FIGHTER — SHANNON BRIGGS
BEST ADVISER TO A PROMOTER — ‘RABBI’ ROY LANGBORD (DON KING)
BEST STEALTH AGENT FOR LANDING FIGHTERS — BUFFALO RICK GLASER
MOST PROACTIVE MANAGER — IYVAILO GOTZEV
BEST INTERNET SITE EDITOR-WRITER — MICHAEL WOODS, SWEET SCIENCE
BEST BUSINESSMAN AND HIP HOP AD HUSTLER, INTERNET — GREGORY LEON
BEST BOXING RADIO SHOW — PISTOL PETE FERNANDEZ, RING TALK
BEST LAWYER IN BOXING — FRANCISCO ‘PACO’ VALCARCEL, WBO; BOB ARUM
BEST REGIONAL PROMOTER — BRIAN YOUNG, PRIZE FIGHT INC.; BOB DUFFY, NEW YORK; OCTAVIOUS JAMES AND LA TROY HAWKINS, ONE IN A MILLION, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
REGIONAL PROMOTER WITH MOST QUALITY SHOWS — DOMINIC PESOLI, 8 COUNT, PRODUCTIONS, CHICAGO AREA
BEST PR PERSON FOR A REGIONAL PROMOTER — BERNIE BAHMASEL, 8 COUNT
PRODUCTIONS.
MOST INNOVATIVE REGIONAL PROMOTER — ROY ENGBELBRECHT, WHO RAN GOOD SHOWS AND CREATED FPU, FIGHT PROMOTER UNIVERSITY
BEST JUDGE IN BOXING –TIE) MELVINA LATHAN; TOM KACZMAREK; GUY JUTRAS
BEST AMATEUR BOXING EXECUTIVE — MIKE MARTINO, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
MOST CREATIVE PROMOTER — JEFF WALD, THE CONTENDER
BEST BOXING AMBASSADOR — RAY CHARLES LEONARD
BEST FEMALE PROMOTER — BETTINA PALLE
BEST REFEREES — (TIE), LARRY HAZARD;, KENNY BAYLESS; VIC DRAKULICH; JOHN COYLE
BEST LATINO TV, MARKETING PERSON — RALPH PANIAGUA
MOST CHARISMATIC PERSON IN BOXING — OSCAR DE LA HOYA
PROMOTER WHO MADE THE MOST MONEY (AND DID IT QUIETLY) — ARTHUR PELULLO, BANNER
BEST NEW PROMOTER — JOSE NUNEZ, JAY BOXING PROMOTIONS
BEST RECORD KEEPER — ANIBAL MIRAMONTES, FIGHT FAX
MOST COLORFUL OLD SCHOOL BOXING GUY — DONALD ELBAUM
BOXING LOGISTICS PERSON — JIM HB HUNTER, SYCUAN
BEST PROMOTER LATIN AMERCA — (TIE, FERNANDO BELTRAN, MEXICO; EZEQUIEL OBANDO, COSTA RICA.
BEST PROMOTER EUROPE — SAUERLAND EVENTS, WILFRIED SAUERLAND, CHRIS MEYER
BEST NEW RING ANNOUNCER — BETO VILLA, BASEBALL SPANISH VOICE, NY YANKEES
BEST RING ANNOUNCER — JIMMY LENNON JR.
BEST PROMOTER ASIA — AKIHIKO HONDA, TEIKEN PROMOTIONS, JAPAN
BEST NEW BOXING PROSPECTS — THOMAS POULSEN, DENMARK; ARGENIS MENDEZ, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; PETER ‘KID CHOCOLATE’ QUILLIN, USA.
MOST UNDERAPPRECIATED TRAINER — RONNIE SHIELDS, JESSE REID
COMEBACK TRAINER OF YEAR — THELL TORRANCE (AUDLEY HARRISON)
PHOTOGRAPHER OF YEAR — MARTY ROSENGARTEN
ROUND CARD BEAUTIES OF YEAR — SANTO DOMINGO, GUZMANVS. DAVIS
BEST UNFICIATION BOUT — KESSLER FLATTEN MARKUS BEYER, KO 3, TO ADD WBC BELT TO HIS WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT
EUROPEAN PROMOTER ON THE RISE — JAMIE SANIGAR, UK.
EUROPEAN FIGHTERS WHO SHOULD FIGHT IN THE USA NOW — CLINTON WOODS;
MIKKEL KESSLER
LATIN STAR READY TO BECOME SUPERSTAR — JOAN GUZMAN
PROMOTER WHO MAY BE DOWN BUT IS NEVER OUT — MURAD MUHAMMAD
DUMBEST IDEA OF THE YEAR — OPEN SCORING, JOSE SULAIMAN, WBC
MOST COMPASSIONATE IDEA — WBC CHAMPIONS CARE PROGRAM IN WHICH BOXING STARS VISIT HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN BRAVO ON THAT ONE, DON JOSE!
BEST EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO GOVERNING GROUP PRESIDENT — (TIE) DORIS COMPANYS, WBO; NORYOLI GIL, WBA.
