Poll: 2011 Fighter of the Year

// // 2011 was another up-and-down year for the sport of boxing with a number of memorable bouts, a heavy dose of controversy and - once again - no super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.. With the year almost over and no big fights remaining on the schedule, it's time to start handing out annual awards. For each category, we'll offer a group of finalists. First up is 2011 Fighter of the Year, and the finalists are: Jorge Arce (3-0, 3 KOs) Lucian Bute (3-0, 2 KOs) Miguel Cotto (2-0, 2 KOs) Nonito Donaire (2-0, 1 KO) Hernan Marquez (3-0, 3 KOs) Manny Pacquiao (2-0) Brandon Rios (3-0, 3 KOs) Orlando Salido (3-0, 3 KOs) Brian Viloria (2-0, 1 KO) Andre Ward (2-0) Honorable mention goes to Bernard Hopkins for his age-defying decision win over Jean Pascal in May. Hopkins was left off the list because, in his only other bout of the year, he looked like he was going to be in for a long night against Chad Dawson before the bout...