Best of Boxing in 2024: Oleksandr Usyk earns Fighter of the Year thanks to pair of wins over Tyson Fury

Usyk made history in multiple ways this year

After 12 months of big-time fights and even bigger moments, it's no surprise that so many big names would find themselves in contention for boxing's fighter of the year award in 2024.  

With a huge influx of money into the sport from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which led to multiple "Riyadh Season" fight cards featuring a gluttony of must-see bouts, the best are starting to fight the best on a regular basis across the sweet science. 

In light of that, our panel of CBS Sports experts sat down, debated and cast our votes for Fighter of the Year. Let's take a look at the results.