It's that time of the year (or it might even be a bit late) to recap the best of kickboxing in 2012 now that it's over. We saw some great fights, great knockouts, fighters who had breakout years and great events.

Fighter of the Year

I know some are going to say Semmy Schilt here but ultimately I had to go with Giorgio Petrosyan, the LiverKick #1 ranked middleweight. He fights in the deepest division in kickboxing and still completely dominates it, being in my opinion the undisputed best kickboxer in the world. With four top ten at the time wins on the year, he went undefeated again in 2012. Another reason why I chose Petrosyan over Schilt is because all of his wins were in the regular 3x3 fight format, whereas Schilt had the same number of top ten wins as Petrosyan but three of them were in the 2x2 format. Some people also won't like this, but Petrosyan really has no huge physical advantages over his opponents, as they all weigh in at 70kg or under. The bottom line is that Giorgio Petrosyan had another excellent year and remains the number one kickboxer in the world.

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0 # meh 2013-01-08 17:24

i can't respect a single poster on this site. i've long supported mma, but kick boxing is in another league literally and figuratively. People compalin about boring mma fights then ignore boxing and kick boxing when they are throwing some of the most entertaining fights and cards ever.

Anyway, Petrosyan is likely the best fighter in the world currently and among my favorites, but no way he beats Schilt for FOTY. All the reasons you listed were valid, but Semmy's age is what put him over in my book. I totally agree with your fight of the year though, that was utter insanity, KO as well.

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0 # we all know 2013-01-09 04:54

you're right in your picks but semmy's been in the more exciting fights if you ask me,more finishes and he almost always manages to get hit in the face at some point of his fights and stumble about but then rallies and lands that rocket jab from hell for the win.

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