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Best Fight of 2006 |
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1. Jose Armando Santa-Cruz vs. Edner Cherry (18%)
2. Holly Holm vs. Angel Martinez (14%)
3. Tonia Cravens vs. Yvonne Chavez (11%)
4. Vicente Garcia vs. Franz Hantindi
5.
Antonio Escalante vs. Jose Hernandez
6. Willie Villanueva vs. Cesar Holguin-Gutierrez
7. None/Weren't any great fights
8. Carlos Madrid vs. Dale McCartey
9. Keith Jardine vs. Stephan Bonnar (MMA)
10. Holly Holm vs. Jane Couch
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Best Male Fighter of 2006 |
1. Austin Trout (22%)
2. Vicente Garcia (16%)
3. Antonio Escalante (15%)
4. Hector Munoz (9%)
5. Joaquin Zamora (7%)
6. Diego Sanchez (6%) (MMA)
7. Sammy DiPace (5.5%) (amateur)
8. Ray Sanchez III (4.75%)
9. Joe Gomez (4%)
10. Danny Romero (3.75%)
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Best Female Fighter of 2006 |
1. Holly Holm
(over half of votes)
2. Monica Lovato (11%)
3. Jackie Chavez (10%)
4. Jodi Esquibel (8%)
5. Ayanna Vasquez (4%)
(amateur) |
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Best Amateur of 2006 |
1. Sammy DiPace (over half of votes)
2. Ayanna Vasquez
3. Archie Ray Marquez
4. Siju Shabazz
5. Ricky Vasquez
6. Gary Sanchez
7. Randy Arrellin
8. Fidel Maldonado
9. Cheyenne Candelaria
10. Josh Torres
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Pro Debuter of the Year |
1. Matthew Esquibel
(74% of votes)
2. Willie Villanueva
3. Felix Abner |
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Best MMA Fighter of 2006 |
1. Diego Sanchez (landslide)
2. Keith Jardine
3. Carlos Condit
4. Dan Christison
5. Joey Villasenor
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Best Fight Card of 2006 |
1. Holm - Martinez - June @ Isleta Casino (Fresquez)
2. Garcia - Valenzuela - July @ Espanola (Fire Inside)
3.
Luevano - Honorio - Jan. @ Santa Ana (Top Rank)
(Remainder didn't come close) |
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Most Exciting Fighter of 2006 |
1. Holly Holm (24%)
2. Vicente Garcia (15%)
3. Antonio Escalante (13%)
4. Diego Sanchez (7%) (MMA)
5. Ray Sanchez III (5%)
6. Austin Trout
7. Lee Montoya
8. Mike Alderete
9. Sammy DiPace (amateur)
10. Hector Munoz
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2006 Disappointment of the Year |
1. Death of Vicente Garcia
2. Ray Sanchez III (very close second)
- Remaining all less than 5% each -
3. Isleta cards getting old / Holm fights
4. Danny Romero
5. Johnny Tapia
6. David Rodriguez
7. Hector Munoz
8. Joseph Brady
9. No really good cards
10. No really good fights
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Is there enough boxing in New
Mexico? |
1. NO - 72%
2. YES - 28% |
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Fights we want to see happen in
2006 |
1. Ray Sanchez III vs. anyone who can fight
2. Ray Sanchez III vs. Lee Montoya
3. Joaquin Zamora vs. Lee Montoya
4. Joaquin Zamora vs. Ray Sanchez III
5. Monica Lovato vs. Jackie Chavez
6. Hector Munoz vs. Ray Sanchez III
7. David Rodriguez vs. anyone who can fight
8. Austin Trout vs. Lee Montoya
9. Diego Sanchez vs. Matt Hughes
10. Diego Sanchez vs. Georges St. Pierre
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Most Improved Professional in '06 |
1. Austin Trout
2.
Joaquin Zamora
3. Holly Holm
4. Antonio Escalante
5. Hector Munoz
6. Vicente Garcia
7. Mike Alderete
8. Gabe Gonzales
9. Carlos Madrid
10. Joe Gomez
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Most Improved Amateur in '06 |
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1. Randy Arellin
2. Ayanna Vasquez
3. Siju Shabazz
4. Gary Sanchez
5. Fidel Maldonado
6. Sammy DiPace
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Best Official in '06 |
1. Rocky Burke (over 50%)
2. Levi Martinez
3. LaRon Lewis
4. Trina Ortegon
5. Tony Rosales
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Most Overrated Fighter in NM |
1. Ray Sanchez
III (68%)
2. David Rodriguez
3. Hector Munoz
4. Holly Holm |
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Robbery/Worst Decision of the Year |
1. Lazcano vs. Garnica
2. Joe Gomez vs. Bobby Joe Valdez
3. Vicente Garcia vs. Arturo Valenzuela
4. Holly Holm vs. Angel Martinez
5. Keith Jardine vs. Stephan Bonnar |
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Most Underrated fighter in NM |
1. Joe Gomez
2. No one
3. Mike Alderete
4. Joaquin Zamora
5. Austin Trout |
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Upset of the Year |
1. The death of Vicente Garcia
2. Vicente Garcia vs. Arturo Valenzuela
3. Keith Jardine vs. Forrest Griffin (MMA)
4. Dale McCartey vs. Jacob Romero
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Venue of the Year |
1. Isleta Casino (58%)
2. Santa Ana Star Casino
3. Sky City Casino - outdoor arena
4. Route 66 Casino
5. Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colo.
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Worst Fight of the Year |
1. Any fight of Ray Sanchez III (52%)
2. Sanchez III vs. Adamson
3. Romero vs. Pedraza
4. Any fight on the March Sky City/Romero card
5. Bray vs. Brady
6. Garcia vs. Valenzuela
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What does this website need? |
1. It's
OK/Nothing/Great Job
2. More interviews, articles
3. More amateur coverage
4. More MMA |
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What does the New Mexico fight
scene need? |
1. More fight cards
2. Better fights
3. More support/less hating
4. More fighters
5. Better matchmaking
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| Promoter of 2006 |
1. Fresquez Productions (57%)
2. Top Rank
3. Romero Promotions
4. Fire Inside Productions
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| Trainer of the Year 2006 |
1. Sam DiPace, Sr. (30%)
2. Louie Burke (27%)
3. Las Cruces PAL team (DiPace/Burke, etc.)
4. Mike Winkeljohn
5. Greg Jackson
6. (tie) Bernie Sanchez, Sergio Chavez
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