The nominees for the 2015 ESPY awards have been announced. In the Best Fighter category, three boxers are vying for the award, including Floyd Mayweather, Terence Crawford and Gennady Golovkin. They’re all also up against female superstar Ronda Rousey and Donald Cerrone of the UFC.For Mayweather, he has the opportunity to win his seventh “Best Fighter” ESPY and fourth in a row. Vote online for your choice here. Voting closes on Wednesday, July 15 prior to the ESPY’s telecast at 8 p.m. ET.
Clearly, Mayweather is the pound for pound best on the planet. But does he deserve status as best of the year? Rousey has broken through into the limelight, Golovkin is a fan-favorite and wrecking ball, and Crawford is perhaps the foremost star of the future. Voting should be interesting here – I wouldn’t be surprised to see Rousey get the nod.
Mayweather was named the world’s highest paid athlete by Forbes magazine for the second consecutive year while recently receiving the “TBE” (The Best Ever) award at Spike’s Guys Choice Awards last Thursday. The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame has also honored him as a nominee for “Fighter of the Year”, an award he has won each of the two previous years it was given out.
“It’s been a another great year for me and my team and I’m very appreciative to be nominated for this award,” said Mayweather. “My fans have helped get me to this position in my career, and their support hasn’t gone unnoticed.”
Mayweather is also nominated for the BET Award for Sportsman of the Year, along with NBA stars LeBron James, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry and Seattle Seahawks NFL star Marshawn Lynch. The winner of the award will be announced this Sunday, June 28 at the BET Awards in Los Angeles.
