The Ring magazine Fight of the Year
Appearance
The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named a Fight of the Year, which this list covers.
Fights of the Year by decade
[edit]1920s
[edit]- 1922 –
Harry Greb W 15
Gene Tunney
- 1923 –
Jack Dempsey KO 2
Luis Ángel Firpo
- 1924 –
Gene Tunney KO 15
Georges Carpentier
- 1925 –
Harry Greb W 15
Mickey Walker
- 1926 –
Gene Tunney W 10
Jack Dempsey I
- 1927 –
Gene Tunney W 10
Jack Dempsey II
- 1928 –
Tommy Loughran W 15
Leo Lomski
- 1929 –
Max Schmeling KO 9
Johnny Risko
1930s
[edit]- 1930 –
Jack Kid Berg W 10
Kid Chocolate I
- 1931 –
Max Schmeling KO 15
Young Stribling
- 1932 –
Tony Canzoneri W 15
Billy Petrolle II
- 1933 –
Max Baer KO 10
Max Schmeling
- 1934 –
Barney Ross W 15
Jimmy McLarnin I
- 1935 –
Joe Louis KO 4
Max Baer
- 1936 –
Max Schmeling KO 12
Joe Louis I
- 1937 –
Joe Louis W 15
Tommy Farr
- 1938 –
Henry Armstrong W 15
Lou Ambers I
- 1939 –
Joe Louis KO 11
Bob Pastor II
1940s
[edit]- 1940 –
Ceferino Garcia D 10
Henry Armstrong
- 1941 –
Joe Louis KO 13
Billy Conn I
- 1942 –
Willie Pep W 15
Chalky Wright I
- 1943 –
Beau Jack W 15
Bob Montgomery II
- 1944 –
Bob Montgomery W 15
Beau Jack III
- 1945 –
Rocky Graziano KO 10
Red Cochrane I
- 1946 –
Tony Zale KO 6
Rocky Graziano I
- 1947 –
Rocky Graziano KO 6
Tony Zale II
- 1948 –
Marcel Cerdan KO 12
Tony Zale
- 1949 –
Willie Pep W 15
Sandy Saddler II
1950s
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- 1950 –
Jake LaMotta KO 15
Laurent Dauthuille II
- 1951 –
Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7
Ezzard Charles III
- 1952 –
Rocky Marciano KO 13
Jersey Joe Walcott I
- 1953 –
Rocky Marciano KO 11
Roland La Starza II
- 1954 –
Rocky Marciano KO 8
Ezzard Charles II
- 1955 –
Carmen Basilio TKO 12
Tony DeMarco II
- 1956 –
Carmen Basilio TKO 9
Johnny Saxton II
- 1957 –
Carmen Basilio W 15
Sugar Ray Robinson I
- 1958 –
Sugar Ray Robinson W 15
Carmen Basilio II
- 1959 –
Gene Fullmer KO 14
Carmen Basilio I
1960s
[edit]- 1960 –
Floyd Patterson KO 5
Ingemar Johansson II
- 1961 –
Joe Brown W 15
Dave Charnley II
- 1962 –
Joey Giardello W 10
Henry Hank II
- 1963 –
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) W 10
Doug Jones
- 1964 –
Muhammad Ali KO 7
Sonny Liston I
- 1965 –
Floyd Patterson W 12
George Chuvalo
- 1966 –
José Torres W 15
Eddie Cotton
- 1967 –
Nino Benvenuti W 15
Emile Griffith I
- 1968 –
Dick Tiger W 10
Frank DePaula
- 1969 –
Joe Frazier KO 7
Jerry Quarry I
1970s
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- 1970 –
Carlos Monzón KO 12
Nino Benvenuti I
- 1971 –
Joe Frazier W 15
Muhammad Ali I
- 1972 –
Bob Foster KO 14
Chris Finnegan
- 1973 –
George Foreman TKO 2
Joe Frazier I
- 1974 –
Muhammad Ali KO 8
George Foreman
- 1975 –
Muhammad Ali TKO 14
Joe Frazier III
- 1976 –
George Foreman KO 5
Ron Lyle
- 1977 –
Jimmy Young W 12
George Foreman
- 1978 –
Leon Spinks W 15
Muhammad Ali I
- 1979 –
Danny Lopez KO 15
Mike Ayala
1980s
[edit]- 1980 –
Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14
Yaqui Lopez II
- 1981 –
Sugar Ray Leonard TKO 14
Thomas Hearns I
- 1982 –
Bobby Chacon UD 15
Rafael Limon IV
- 1983 –
Bobby Chacon W 12
Cornelius Boza-Edwards II
- 1984 –
José Luis Ramírez KO 4
Edwin Rosario II
- 1985 –
Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO 3
Thomas Hearns
- 1986 –
Stevie Cruz W 15
Barry McGuigan
- 1987 –
Sugar Ray Leonard W 12
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
- 1988 –
Tony Lopez W 12
Rocky Lockridge I
- 1989 –
Roberto Durán W 12
Iran Barkley
1990s
[edit]- 1990 –
Julio César Chávez TKO 12
Meldrick Taylor I
- 1991 –
Robert Quiroga W 12
Akeem Anifowoshe
- 1992 –
Riddick Bowe W 12
Evander Holyfield I
- 1993 –
Michael Carbajal KO 7
Humberto González I
- 1994 –
Jorge Castro KO 9
John David Jackson I
- 1995 –
Saman Sorjaturong TKO 7
Humberto González
- 1996 –
Evander Holyfield TKO 11
Mike Tyson I
- 1997 –
Arturo Gatti KO 5
Gabriel Ruelas
- 1998 –
Ivan Robinson W 10
Arturo Gatti I
- 1999 –
Paulie Ayala W 12
Johnny Tapia I
2000s
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- 2000 –
Erik Morales W 12
Marco Antonio Barrera I
- 2001 –
Micky Ward W 10
Emanuel Augustus
- 2002 –
Micky Ward W 10
Arturo Gatti I
- 2003 –
Arturo Gatti W 10
Micky Ward III
- 2004 –
Marco Antonio Barrera W 12
Erik Morales III
- 2005 –
Diego Corrales TKO 10
José Luis Castillo
- 2006 –
Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO 10
Mahyar Monshipour
- 2007 –
Israel Vázquez TKO 6
Rafael Márquez II
- 2008 –
Israel Vázquez W 12
Rafael Márquez III
- 2009 –
Juan Manuel Márquez TKO 9
Juan Diaz I
2010s
[edit]- 2010 –
Giovani Segura KO 8
Ivan Calderon I
- 2011 –
Victor Ortiz W 12
Andre Berto I
- 2012 –
Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6
Manny Pacquiao IV
- 2013 –
Timothy Bradley W 12
Ruslan Provodnikov
- 2014 –
Lucas Matthysse KO 11
John Molina, Jr.
- 2015 –
Francisco Vargas TKO 9
Takashi Miura
- 2016 –
Francisco Vargas D 12
Orlando Salido
- 2017 –
Anthony Joshua TKO 11
Wladimir Klitschko
- 2018 –
Canelo Álvarez W 12
Gennady Golovkin II
- 2019 –
Naoya Inoue W 12
Nonito Donaire
2020s
[edit]- 2020 –
Jose Zepeda KO 5
Ivan Baranchyk
- 2021 –
Tyson Fury KO 11
Deontay Wilder III
- 2022 –
Leigh Wood TKO 12
Michael Conlan
- 2023 –
Luis Nery KO 11
Azat Hovhannisyan
See also
[edit]- Ali–Frazier Award, an equivalent by the Boxing Writers Association of America
References
[edit]- "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012.