New Mexico Boxing

2005 New Mexico Boxing Readers' Poll

Best Fight of 2005

1. Tapia vs. Archuleta II (26%)
2. Holly Holm vs. Christy Martin (25%)
3. Holly Holm vs. St. John (20%)
4. Tomas Villa vs. Cuauhtemoc Vargas (12.4%)
5. Joe Gomez vs. Vicente Garcia
6. David Martinez vs. Tomas Villa
7. Jackie Chavez vs. Audrey Vela
8. Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz
9. Stephen Lueveno vs. Martin Honorio
10. Ray Sanchez III vs. Al Medina

Best Male Fighter of 2005
1. Vicente Garcia (12.5%)
2. Ray Sanchez III (11%)
3. Johnny Tapia (10%)
4. David Martinez (9%)
5. Austin Trout
6. Elco Garcia (Durango)
7. Tomas Villa (Texas)
8. Joe Gomez
9. Cesar Lopez (El Paso)
10. Shawn Gallegos
11. Antonio Escalante (El Paso)
12. Lee Montoya
Best Female Fighter of 2005
1. Holly Holm (over half of votes)
2. Jackie Chavez (28%)
3. Monica Lovato (7%)
4. Jodi Esquibel
5. Victoria Cisneros
Best Amateur of 2005
1. Sammy DiPace
2. Archie Ray Marquez
3. Ricky Vasquez
4. Siju Shabazz
5. Matthew Esquibel
Pro Debuter of the Year
1. Austin Trout
(88% of votes)
2. Jodi Esquibel
3. Tonia Craven
4. Joe Cruz
5. Beto Perez
Best MMA Fighter of 2005
1. Diego Sanchez (landslide)
2. Joey Villasenor
3. Keith Jardine
4. Carlos Condit
Best Fight Card of 2005
1. 'Battle of the Knockouts' -  Holm - St. John - December @ Isleta Casino (Fresquez)
2. 'Divas of the Desert' - Holm vs. Martin - Sept. @ Isleta Casino (Fresquez)
3. 'The Rematch' - Tapia vs. Archuleta II - April @ Tingley (Fresquez)
4. 'Las Guerras!' - Villa vs. Vargas - October in Las Vegas (Fresquez)
5. Top Rank card - Luevano vs. Honorio - Nov. @ Santa Ana (Top Rank)
6. 'Fury of the 505' - Montoya/Martinez - July @ Isleta (Fresquez)
(Remainder didn't come close)
Most Exciting Fighter of 2005
1. Holly Holm (25.5%)
2. Vicente Garcia (14%)
3. Johnny Tapia (10%)
4. Diego Sanchez (5.5%)
5. Ray Sanchez III (5%)
6. Austin Trout
7. Lee Montoya
8. David Martinez
9. Joe Gomez
10. Antonio Escalante
2005 Disappointment of the Year
1. Johnny Tapia
2.  Lee Montoya
3. David Martinez
4. David Rodriguez
5. Joseph Brady
6. Hector Munoz
7. Frankie Archuleta
8. Vicente Garcia
9. Death of Andres Fernandez
10. Monica Lovato
Is there enough boxing in New Mexico?
1. NO - 58%
2. YES - 42%
Fights we want to see happen in 2005
1. Ray Sanchez III vs. Vicente Garcia
2. Ray Sanchez III vs. Lee Montoya
3. Ray Sanchez III vs. a worthy opponent
4. Vicente Garcia vs. Joe Gomez rematch
5. David Rodriguez vs. a worthy opponent
6. Holly Holm vs. Sumya Anani
7. Danny Romero vs. Frankie Archuleta
8. Hector Munoz vs. a worthy opponent
9. David Martinez vs. Frankie Archuleta
10. Holly Holm vs. Christy Martin rematch
Most Improved Professional in '05
1. Holly Holm
2. Vicente Garcia
Remainders were small percentage:
3. Antonio Escalante
4. Austin Trout
5. Joaquin Zamora
6. Elco Garcia
7. Ray Sanchez III
8. Carlos Madrid
9. Diego Sanchez
10. Tonia Cravens
Most Improved Amateur in '05

1. Ricky Vasquez
2. Sammy DiPace
3. Archie Ray Marquez
4. Siju Shabazz
5. Arturo Crespin

Best Official in '05
1. Rocky Burke
2. Tony Rosales
3. Russell Mora
4. Levi Martinez
Most Overrated Fighter in NM
1. Ray Sanchez III
2. David Rodriguez
3. Hector Munoz
4. Lee Montoya
5. Vicente Garcia
6. Johnny Tapia
7. Jackie Chavez
8. Austin Trout
9. Monica Lovato
10. Holly Holm
Robbery/Worst Decision of the Year
1. Jackie Chavez vs. Audrey Vela
2. Dan Dan Solano vs. Wesley
3. Vicente Garcia vs. Joe Gomez
4. Archuleta vs. Tapia II
5. Elco Garcia vs. Vernon Forrest
Most Underrated fighter in NM
1. Vicente Garcia
2. Holly Holm
3. David Martinez
4. Joe Gomez
5. Joaquin Zamora
Upset of the Year
1. Holly Holm's win over Christy Martin
2. Sandro Marcos' KO over Johnny Tapia
3. Freddy Hernandez vs. Lee Montoya
4. Tomas Villa vs. David Martinez
5. Tomas Villa vs. Cuauhtemoc Vargas
Best Venue in NM
1. Santa Ana Star Casino (54%)
2. Isleta Casino (32%)
3. Sandia Casino
4. Tingley
Worst Fight of the Year

1. Lee Montoya vs. Freddy Hernandez
2. Holly Holm vs. Mia St. John
3. Any David Rodriguez fight
4. Johnny Tapia vs. Sandro Marcos
5. Johnny Tapia vs. Nicky Bentz
6. Cordova vs. Martinolitch
7. Any Hector Munoz fight
8. Martinez vs. Villa
9. Garcia vs. Benjie Marquez
10. Garcia vs. Joe Gomez

What does this website need?
1. It's OK/Nothing/Great Job
2. More interviews, articlesMore
3. amateur coverage
4. More ring card girls
5. More MMA
6. Less MMA
What does the New Mexico fight scene need?
1. More fight cards
2. More promoters
3. Better promoters
4. More help for amateurs
5. Less haters, less smack talk
6. Better fight cards
7. Better fighters
8. More cooperation
9. A better commission
10. Better ring card girls
Promoter of 2005
1. Fresquez Productions (62%)
2. Top Rank
3. Golden Boy
Trainer of the Year 2005
1. Mike Winkeljohn (30%)
2. Louie Burke (10.6%)
3. Luis Chavez
4. L.C. Pal trainers
5. Bernie Sanchez
6. Sergio Chavez
 

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