Ring Magazine fights of the year
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Every year since 1945, The Ring magazine has named a fight as fight of the year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Here is a list of fights of the year as selected by The Ring:
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[edit] Fights of the year by decade
[edit] 1920s
- 1922 -- Harry Greb W 15 Gene Tunney I
- 1923 -- Jack Dempsey KO 2 Luis Ángel Firpo — see Jack Dempsey vs. 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 — see The Long Count Fight
- 1928 -- Tommy Loughran W 15 Leo Lomski
- 1929 -- Max Schmeling KO 9 Johnny Risko
[edit] 1930s
- 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 — see Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling
- 1937: Joe Louis W 15 Tommy Farr
- 1938: Henry Armstrong W 15 Lou Ambers I
- 1939: Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor II
[edit] 1940s
- 1940: Ceferino Garcia D 10 Henry Armstrong II
- 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 KO10 Red Cochrane I
- 1946: Tony Zale KO6 Rocky Graziano I
- 1947: Rocky Graziano KO6 Tony Zale II
- 1948: Marcel Cerdan KO12 Tony Zale
- 1949: Willie Pep W15 Sandy Saddler II
[edit] 1950s
- 1950: Jake LaMotta KO15 Laurent Dauthuille II
- 1951: Jersey Joe Walcott KO7 Ezzard Charles III
- 1952: Rocky Marciano KO13 Jersey Joe Walcott I
- 1953: Rocky Marciano KO11 Roland La Starza II
- 1954: Rocky Marciano KO8 Ezzard Charles II
- 1955: Carmen Basilio KO12 Tony DeMarco II
- 1956: Carmen Basilio KO9 Johnny Saxton II
- 1957: Carmen Basilio W15 Sugar Ray Robinson I
- 1958: Sugar Ray Robinson W15 Carmen Basilio II
- 1959: Gene Fullmer KO14 Carmen Basilio I
[edit] 1960s
- 1960: Floyd Patterson KO5 Ingemar Johansson II
- 1961: Joe Brown W15 Dave Charnley II
- 1962: Joey Giardello W10 Henry Hank II
- 1963: Cassius Clay W10 Doug Jones
- 1964: Muhammad Ali KO7 Sonny Liston I — see Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston
- 1965: Floyd Patterson W12 George Chuvalo
- 1966: Jose Torres W15 Eddie Cotton
- 1967: Nino Benvenuti W15 Emile Griffith I
- 1968: Dick Tiger W10 Frank DePaula
- 1969: Joe Frazier KO7 Jerry Quarry I
[edit] 1970s
- 1970: Carlos Monzon KO12 Nino Benvenuti I
- 1971: Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali I — see Fight of the Century
- 1972: Bob Foster KO14 Chris Finnegan
- 1973: George Foreman KO2 Joe Frazier I
- 1974: Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman — see The Rumble in the Jungle
- 1975: Muhammad Ali KO14 Joe Frazier III — see Thrilla in Manila
- 1976: George Foreman KO5 Ron Lyle
- 1977: Jimmy Young W12 George Foreman
- 1978: Leon Spinks W15 Muhammad Ali I
- 1979: Danny Lopez KO15 Mike Ayala
[edit] 1980s
- 1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO14 Yaqui Lopez II
- 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard KO14 Thomas Hearns I — see Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns
- 1982: Bobby Chacon W15 Rafael Limon IV — see Chacon vs. Limon
- 1983: Bobby Chacon W12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards II
- 1984: Jose Luis Ramirez KO4 Edwin Rosario II
- 1985: Marvin Hagler KO3 Thomas Hearns — see The War
- 1986: Stevie Cruz W15 Barry McGuigan
- 1987: Sugar Ray Leonard W12 Marvin Hagler
- 1988: Tony Lopez W12 Rocky Lockridge I
- 1989: Roberto Duran W12 Iran Barkley
[edit] 1990s
- 1990: Julio César Chávez KO12 Meldrick Taylor I — see Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor
- 1991: Robert Quiroga W12 Akeem Anifowoshe
- 1992: Riddick Bowe W12 Evander Holyfield I
- 1993: Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez I — see Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez I
- 1994: Jorge Castro KO9 John David Jackson I
- 1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO7 Humberto Gonzalez
- 1996: Evander Holyfield KO11 Mike Tyson I — see Holyfield-Tyson I
- 1997: Arturo Gatti KO5 Gabriel Ruelas
- 1998: Ivan Robinson W10 Arturo Gatti I
- 1999: Paulie Ayala W12 Johnny Tapia I
[edit] 2000s
- 2000: Erik Morales W12 Marco Antonio Barrera I — see Barrera versus Morales trilogy
- 2001: Micky Ward W10 Emanuel Burton
- 2002: Micky Ward W10 Arturo Gatti I
- 2003: Arturo Gatti W10 Micky Ward III
- 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales III — see Barrera versus Morales trilogy
- 2005: Diego Corrales KO10 José Luis Castillo I
- 2006: Somsak Sithchatchawal KO10 Mahyar Monshipour
- 2007: Israel Vazquez KO 6 Rafael Marquez II
- 2008: Israel Vazquez W12 Rafael Marquez III
[edit] See also
- Ring Magazine fighters of the year
- Harry Markson Award, given annually to the fight adjudged by the Boxing Writers Association of America to be the best
