The Ring magazine Round of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Round of the Year since 1945, which this list covers. The award is based on the magazine's writers' criteria.

Rounds of the Year by decade[]

1940s[]

1945 – Joyce–Williams, Round 12
1946 – Zale–Graziano, Round 6
1947 – Louis–Walcott, Round 4
1948 – Louis–Walcott II, Round 11
1949 – Graziano–Fusari, Round 10

1950s[]

1950 – LaMotta–Dauthuille II, Round 15
1951 – Marciano–Louis, Round 8
1952 – Marciano–Walcott, Round 13
1953 – Gavilan–Basilio, Round 2
1954 – Moore–Johnson V, Round 14
1955 – Moore–Olson, Round 3
1956 – Robinson–Olson IV, Round 4
1957 – Robinson–Fullmer II, Round 5
1958 – Johansson–Machen, Round 1
1959 – Johansson–Patterson, Round 3

1960s[]

1960 – Patterson–Johansson II, Round 5
1961 – Patterson–Johansson III, Round 1
1962 – Liston–Patterson, Round 1
1963 – Liston–Patterson II, Round 1
1964 – Torres–Olson, Round 1
1965 – Torres–Pastrano, Round 6
1966 – Ortiz–Ramos, Round 5
1967 – Tiger–Rouse, Round 12
1968 – Foster–Tiger, Round 4
1969 – Benvenuti–Rodriguez, Round 11

1970s[]

1970 – Ali–Bonavena, Round 15
1971 – Frazier-Ali, Round 15
1972 – Ali–Foster, Round 5
1973 – Foreman–Frazier, Round 2
1974 – Ali-Foreman, Round 8
1975 – Ali-Frazier, Round 12
1976 – Foreman–Lyle, Rounds 4 & 5
1977 – Young–Foreman, Round 12
1978 – Spinks–Ali, Round 15
1979 – Franklin–Johnson, Round 8

1980s[]

1980 – Saad Muhamad–Lopez, Round 8
1981 – Lee–, Round 5
1982 – Gómez-Pintor, Round 3
1983 – Holmes–Witherspoon, Round 9
1984 – Meza–Garza, Round 1
1985 – Hagler–Hearns, Round 1
1986 – Cruz–McGuigan, Round 15
1987 – Seabrooks–, Round 1
1988 – Tyson–Spinks, Round 1
1989 – –, Round 12

1990s[]

1990 – Davis–Breland, Round 9
1991 – NO AWARD GIVEN
1992 – Bowe–Holyfield, Round 10
1993 – Norris–Waters, Round 2
1994 – Castro–Jackson, Round 9
1995 – Sorjaturong–Gonzalez, Round 7
1996 – Liles–Littles, Round 3
1997 – Gatti–Ruelas, Round 5
1998 – Robinson–Gatti II, Round 3
1999 – De La Hoya–Quartey, Round 6

2000s[]

2000 – Morales-Barrera, Round 5
2001 – Hopkins-Trinidad, Round 10
2002 – Ward–Gatti I, Round 9
2003 – Freitas–Barrios, Round 11
2004 – Barrera-Morales III, Round 11
2005 – Corrales–Castillo I, Round 10
2006 – Sithchatchawal–Monshipour, Round 10
2007 – Vázquez–Marquez II, Round 3
2008 – Vázquez–Marquez III, Round 4
2009 – Maidana–Ortiz, Round 1

2010s[]

2010 – Juan Manuel López–Bernabe Concepcion, Round 1
2011 – James Kirkland–Alfredo Angulo, Round 1
2012 – Manny Pacquiao–Juan Manuel Márquez IV, Round 5
2013 – Timothy Bradley–Ruslan Provodnikov, Round 6
2014 – Tommy Coyle–Daniel Brizuela, Round 11
2015 – Amir Imam–Fidel Maldonado, Round 3
2016 – –, Round 2
2017 – Dominic Breazeale–Izu Ugonoh, Round 3
2018 – Deontay Wilder–Tyson Fury, Round 12
2019 – Anthony Joshua–Andy Ruiz Jr. I, Round 3

2020s[]

2020 – Jose Zepeda–Ivan Baranchyk, Round 5
2021 – Tyson Fury–Deontay Wilder III, Round 4

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.

External links[]

Official website

This boxing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .