The Ring magazine Fight of the Year





The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named a Fight of the Year, which this list covers.




Contents






  • 1 Fights of the Year by decade


    • 1.1 1920s


    • 1.2 1930s


    • 1.3 1940s


    • 1.4 1950s


    • 1.5 1960s


    • 1.6 1970s


    • 1.7 1980s


    • 1.8 1990s


    • 1.9 2000s


    • 1.10 2010s




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Fights of the Year by decade



1920s



  • 1922 – United States Harry Greb W 15 United States Gene Tunney

  • 1923 – United States Jack Dempsey KO 2 Argentina Luis Firpo – see Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo

  • 1924 – United States Gene Tunney KO 15 France Georges Carpentier

  • 1925 – United States Harry Greb W 15 United States Mickey Walker

  • 1926 – United States Gene Tunney W 10 United States Jack Dempsey I

  • 1927 – United States Gene Tunney W 10 United States Jack Dempsey II – see The Long Count Fight

  • 1928 – United States Tommy Loughran W 15 United States Leo Lomski

  • 1929 – Germany Max Schmeling KO 9 United States Johnny Risko



1930s



  • 1930 – United Kingdom Jackie Kid Berg W 10 Cuba Kid Chocolate I

  • 1931 – Germany Max Schmeling KO 15 United States Young Stribling

  • 1932 – United States Tony Canzoneri W 15 United States Billy Petrolle II

  • 1933 – United States Max Baer KO 10 Germany Max Schmeling

  • 1934 – United States Barney Ross W 15 Irish Free State Jimmy McLarnin I

  • 1935 – United States Joe Louis KO 4 United States Max Baer

  • 1936 – Germany Max Schmeling KO 12 United States Joe Louis I – see Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling

  • 1937 – United States Joe Louis W 15 United Kingdom Tommy Farr

  • 1938 – United States Henry Armstrong W 15 United States Lou Ambers I

  • 1939 – United States Joe Louis KO 11 United States Bob Pastor II



1940s



  • 1940 – Philippines Ceferino Garcia D 10 United States Henry Armstrong

  • 1941 – United States Joe Louis KO 13 United States Billy Conn I

  • 1942 – United States Willie Pep W 15 United States Chalky Wright I

  • 1943 – United States Beau Jack W 15 United States Bob Montgomery II

  • 1944 – United States Bob Montgomery W 15 United States Beau Jack III

  • 1945 – United States Rocky Graziano KO 10 United States Red Cochrane I

  • 1946 – United States Tony Zale KO 6 United States Rocky Graziano I

  • 1947 – United States Rocky Graziano KO 6 United States Tony Zale II

  • 1948 – France Marcel Cerdan KO 12 United States Tony Zale

  • 1949 – United States Willie Pep W 15 United States Sandy Saddler II



1950s





Sugar Ray Robinson, being held aloft by Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio in 1965. Basilio engaged in five consecutive 'fight of the year' contests, from 1955 to 1959, with three of them coming against either Robinson or Fullmer.



  • 1950 – United States Jake LaMotta KO 15 France Laurent Dauthuille II

  • 1951 – United States Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 United States Ezzard Charles III

  • 1952 – United States Rocky Marciano KO 13 United States Jersey Joe Walcott I

  • 1953 – United States Rocky Marciano KO 11 United States Roland La Starza II

  • 1954 – United States Rocky Marciano KO 8 United States Ezzard Charles II – see Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles II

  • 1955 – United States Carmen Basilio KO 12 United States Tony DeMarco II

  • 1956 – United States Carmen Basilio KO 9 United States Johnny Saxton II

  • 1957 – United States Carmen Basilio W 15 United States Sugar Ray Robinson I

  • 1958 – United States Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 United States Carmen Basilio II

  • 1959 – United States Gene Fullmer KO 14 United States Carmen Basilio I



1960s



  • 1960 – United States Floyd Patterson KO 5 Sweden Ingemar Johansson II

  • 1961 – United States Joe Brown W 15 United Kingdom Dave Charnley II

  • 1962 – United States Joey Giardello W 10 United States Henry Hank II

  • 1963 – United States Cassius Clay W 10 United States Doug Jones – see Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

  • 1964 – United States Muhammad Ali KO 7 United States Sonny Liston I – see Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston

  • 1965 – United States Floyd Patterson W 12 Canada George Chuvalo

  • 1966 – Puerto Rico José Torres W 15 United States Eddie Cotton

  • 1967 – Italy Nino Benvenuti W 15 United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith I

  • 1968 – Nigeria Dick Tiger W 10 United States Frank DePaula

  • 1969 – United States Joe Frazier KO 7 United States Jerry Quarry I



1970s





Muhammad Ali, who engaged in more 'fight of the year' contests than any other fighter in boxing history; six spanning almost two decades.



  • 1970 – Argentina Carlos Monzón KO 12 Italy Nino Benvenuti I

  • 1971 – United States Joe Frazier W 15 United States Muhammad Ali I – see Fight of the Century

  • 1972 – United States Bob Foster KO 14 United Kingdom Chris Finnegan

  • 1973 – United States George Foreman KO 2 United States Joe Frazier I – see Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman

  • 1974 – United States Muhammad Ali KO 8 United States George Foreman – see The Rumble in the Jungle

  • 1975 – United States Muhammad Ali TKO 14 United States Joe Frazier III – see Thrilla in Manila

  • 1976 – United States George Foreman KO 5 United States Ron Lyle

  • 1977 – United States Jimmy Young W 12 United States George Foreman

  • 1978 – United States Leon Spinks W 15 United States Muhammad Ali I – see Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks

  • 1979 – United States Danny Lopez KO 15 United States Mike Ayala



1980s



  • 1980 – United States Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Mexico Yaqui Lopez II

  • 1981 – United States Sugar Ray Leonard KO 14 United States Thomas Hearns I – see Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns

  • 1982 – United States Bobby Chacon UD 15 Mexico Rafael Limon IV

  • 1983 – United States Bobby Chacon W 12 Uganda Cornelius Boza Edwards II

  • 1984 – Mexico José Luis Ramírez KO 4 Puerto Rico Edwin Rosario II

  • 1985 – United States Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 3 United States Thomas Hearns – see Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

  • 1986 – United States Stevie Cruz W 15 Republic of Ireland Barry McGuigan

  • 1987 – United States Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 United States Marvelous Marvin Hagler

  • 1988 – United States Tony Lopez W 12 United States Rocky Lockridge I

  • 1989 – Panama Roberto Durán W 12 United States Iran Barkley



1990s



  • 1990 – Mexico Julio César Chávez TKO 12 United States Meldrick Taylor I – see Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor

  • 1991 – United States Robert Quiroga W 12 Nigeria Akeem Anifowoshe

  • 1992 – United States Riddick Bowe W 12 United States Evander Holyfield I – see Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe

  • 1993 – United States Michael Carbajal KO 7 Mexico Humberto González I – see Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez I

  • 1994 – Argentina Jorge Castro KO 9 United States John David Jackson I

  • 1995 – Thailand Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Mexico Humberto González

  • 1996 – United States Evander Holyfield TKO 11 United States Mike Tyson I – see Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield

  • 1997 – Canada Arturo Gatti KO 5 Mexico Gabriel Ruelas

  • 1998 – United States Ivan Robinson W 10 Canada Arturo Gatti I

  • 1999 – United States Paulie Ayala W 12 United States Johnny Tapia I



2000s





Arturo Gatti at post-fight press conference on June 7, 2003 after his third fight with Micky Ward



  • 2000 – Mexico Erik Morales W 12 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera I – see Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera

  • 2001 – United States Micky Ward W 10 United States Emanuel Augustus

  • 2002 – United States Micky Ward W 10 Canada Arturo Gatti I

  • 2003 – Canada Arturo Gatti W 10 United States Micky Ward III

  • 2004 – Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Mexico Erik Morales III – see Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III

  • 2005 – United States Diego Corrales KO 10 Mexico José Luis Castillo I – see Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo

  • 2006 – Thailand Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO 10 France Mahyar Monshipour

  • 2007 – Mexico Israel Vázquez TKO 6 Mexico Rafael Márquez II

  • 2008 – Mexico Israel Vázquez W 12 Mexico Rafael Márquez III

  • 2009 – Mexico Juan Manuel Marquez KO 9 United States Juan Diaz I



2010s



  • 2010 – Mexico Giovani Segura KO 8 Puerto Rico Ivan Calderon I

  • 2011 – United States Victor Ortiz W 12 United States Andre Berto

  • 2012 – Mexico Juan Manuel Marquez KO 6 Philippines Manny Pacquiao IV – see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV

  • 2013 – United States Timothy Bradley W 12 Russia Ruslan Provodnikov

  • 2014 – Argentina Lucas Matthysse KO 11 United States John Molina, Jr.

  • 2015 – Mexico Francisco Vargas TKO 9 Japan Takashi Miura

  • 2016 – Mexico Francisco Vargas D 12 Mexico Orlando Salido

  • 2017 – United Kingdom Anthony Joshua TKO 11 Ukraine Wladimir Klitschko  – see Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko

  • 2018 – Mexico Canelo Álvarez W 12 Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin II  – see Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II



See also




  • Ali–Frazier Award, an equivalent by the Boxing Writers Association of America


References





  • "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


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