The Ring magazine Upset of the Year
The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named an Upset of the Year since 1970. The award, based on the magazine's writers' criteria, is given to a fight that resulted in an outcome that was highly contrary to general expectations.[1]
Upsets of the Year by decade
1970s
- 1970 –
Billy Backus KO 4 
Jose Napoles - 1971 –
Alfredo Marcano KO 10 
Hiroshi Kobayashi - 1972 –
Esteban De Jesús W 10 
Roberto Durán - 1973 – Ken Norton W 12 Muhammad Ali – see also Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton
- 1974 – Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman – see also The Rumble in the Jungle
- 1975 –
John H. Stracey KO 6 Jose Napoles - 1976 – Wilfred Benitez W 15
Antonio Cervantes - 1977 – Jorge Luján KO 10
Alfonso Zamora - 1978 – Leon Spinks W 15 Muhammad Ali – see also Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks
- 1979 –
Vito Antuofermo D 15 Marvin Hagler
1980s
- 1980 – Yasutsune Uehara KO 6 Samuel Serrano
- 1981 – Roger Stafford W 10 Pipino Cuevas
- 1982 – Kirkland Laing W 10 Roberto Durán
- 1983 –
Gerrie Coetzee KO 10 Michael Dokes – see also Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee - 1984 – Gene Hatcher TKO 11 Johnny Bumphus
- 1985 – Michael Spinks W 15 Larry Holmes
- 1986 – Lloyd Honeyghan KO 6 Donald Curry
- 1987 – Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 Marvelous Marvin Hagler
- 1988 – Iran Barkley TKO 3 Thomas Hearns
- 1989 –
Rene Jacquot W 12 Donald Curry
1990s
- 1990 – James Douglas KO 10 Mike Tyson – see also Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas
- 1991 – No award given
- 1992 –
Azumah Nelson KO 8 
Jeff Fenech - 1993 – Simon Brown KO 4 Terry Norris
- 1994 –
Vuyani Bungu W 12 Kennedy McKinney - 1995 – Willy Salazar KO 7 Danny Romero
- 1996 – Evander Holyfield TKO 11 Mike Tyson – see also Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield
- 1997 – Vince Phillips KO 10 Kostya Tszyu
- 1998 – Ivan Robinson W 10
Arturo Gatti - 1999 – Willy Wise W 10 Julio César Chávez
2000s
- 2000 – José Luis Castillo W 12 Stevie Johnston
- 2001 – Hasim Rahman KO 5 Lennox Lewis – see also Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman
- 2001 -Floyd Mayweather Jr.TKO 10 Diego Corrales
- 2002 – Juan Carlos Rubio W 10 Francisco Bojado
- 2003 – Corrie Sanders ТKO 2
Wladimir Klitschko – see also Wladimir Klitschko vs. Corrie Sanders - 2004 –
Glen Johnson KO 9 Roy Jones, Jr. – see also Glen Johnson vs. Roy Jones, Jr. - 2005 – Zahir Raheem W 12 Erik Morales
- 2006 –
Carlos Manuel Baldomir W 12 Zab Judah - 2007 –
Nonito Donaire KO 5 
Vic Darchinyan - 2008 – Bernard Hopkins W 12 Kelly Pavlik – see also Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik
- 2009 – Juan Carlos Salgado KO 1 Jorge Linares
2010s
- 2010 – Jason Litzau W 10 Celestino Caballero
- 2011 – Nobuhiro Ishida KO 1 James Kirkland
- 2012 – Sonny Boy Jaro TKO 6
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam - 2013 – Marcos Maidana W 12 Adrien Broner – see also Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana
- 2014 – Chris Algieri W 12
Ruslan Provodnikov - 2015 – Tyson Fury W 12 Wladimir Klitschko – see also Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tyson Fury
- 2016 – Joe Smith Jr. TKO 1
Andrzej Fonfara - 2017 – Sadam Ali W 12 Miguel Cotto
- 2018 –
Cristofer Rosales TKO 9 Daigo Higa - 2019 – Andy Ruiz Jr. TKO 7 Anthony Joshua – see also Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.
2020s
- 2020 – Teófimo López W 12 Vasyl Lomachenko – see also Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Teófimo López
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.
