It's been an incredible year in boxing -- the Year of the Great Upset.

Since I am the resident chick on board, and therefore prone to receiving more than my fair share of marriage proposals and death threats from loyal MaxBoxing fans (for the record, I prefer the former), here are a few of my personal shrimps for the boxing barbie:

The Award For Best Golfing Whilst Training at a $65,000 a month house in gated Palm Springs splendor: Prince Naseem Hamed

Best Ad For Banning Reyes Gloves: Clarence "Bones" Adams

Best Interviewee: Jesus Chavez, James Prince, Bernard Hopkins (tie)

Somebody Give This Man A Fight: Lovemore Ndou

Somebody Give This Woman A Fight: Karen Martin

Best Local Club Fight (L.A): Can't Lewz, Hollywood Park November 29

Best Referee: Marty Denkin

Best Ringside Physician: Dr. Paul Wallace, Dr Margaret Goodman (tie)

Best Cutman: Miguel Diaz

Best Vegas Fight: Barrera vs. Hamed, Lewis vs. Rahman 2, Tszyu vs. Judah

Best Fight of 2001: Julio Gonzalez vs. Julian Letterlough, Mickey Ward vs. Emmanuel Burton Augustus.

Best Example Of A Champion: Kostya Tszyu, Bernard Hopkins (post flag-stomping)

Most Underrated Champion: Vassily Jirov

Most Overrated Champion: John Ruiz

Best Pre-Fight Trash Talk: Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde

Best Trainer: Bouie Fisher

Worst Fight Corner: Felix Trinidad's: Hopkins vs. Trinidad

Best Manager: Ricardo Maldonado, Felix Trinidad Sr.

Best Ring Wear: DeMarcus Corley, Bernard Hopkins (tie)

Most Bizarre Thing Witnessed During A Fight: Juan Aranday trying to pull down his own shorts whilst fighting Yoni Vargas, June 3, Soboba Casino

Fighter Whose Shorts I'd Least Like To See Fall Down: John Ruiz

Fighter Whose Shorts I'd Most Like To See Fall Down: Evander Holyfield

Best Crowd At A Non-Vegas Fight: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium; Mayweather vs. Chavez: November 10, San Francisco

Best Sparring Partner: Jose Shibata Flores

Best Former Champion Still Making The Rounds: Jesse James Leija

Most Welcome Return: Tiger Smalls

Most Missed, Recently Retired: Carlos Navarro, Nick Martinez (tie)

Best Newcomer: Francisco Bojado, Bobby Boy Velardez, Dmitriy Salita (tie)

Keep Your Eye On: Calvin Davis, Kofi Jantuah, Glencoffe Johnson

Somebody Stop Them: Luisito Espinosa, Arturo Gatti, Evander Holyfield, Herbie Hide, Jesus Salud

Most Bizarre Locale For A Fight: Jesus Salud at Volcano civic center in Hilo, Hawaii, during mosquito infestation and subsequent outbreak of incurable Dengue Fever, October 2001

Most idiotic lawsuit: Don King suing James Prince for "tortous intererence with a fighter"

Most idiotic appeal: Ditto

Award For Worst Public Spectacle By A Former Champion: Julio Cesar Chavez drunk during early promos for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Jesus Chavez - Chavez was noticeably absent during the rescheduled fight.

Worst Behavior Out of The Ring: Hector Lopez, Riddick Bowe, Davey Hilton, Tony Ayala Jr.

Worst Behavior Before A Fight: Anthony Mundine, Zab Judah, Bernard Hopkins

Worst Behavior During A Fight: John Ruiz, Steve Smoger, Hector Camacho Jr.

Worst Behavior After A Fight: James Butler, Zab Judah

Worst Decision: GOOFi leaving Joe Goossen, Derrick Gainer leaving Roy Jones

Worst Ring Wear: Anyone whose last name is Echols or Camacho

Worst Behavior During An Interview: Mike Tyson stabbing an interviewer in the head with a fork

Worst Fight To Watch: Anything With Holyfield And Ruiz Together

Luckiest Punch of The Year: Oliver McCall knocking out Henry Akinwande after losing for 10 rounds November 17, Las Vegas

Most Courageous Fighter: Greg Page

Fight I'd Most Like To See in 2002: Lewis vs. Tyson, Hopkins vs. Jones