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The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year

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The Ring magazine was established in 1922. Since 1983, it has named a boxer who had the most potential to become a future star in the sport as Prospect of the Year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. However, it had been discontinued between 1989 and 2010.[1] Here is a list of The Ring magazine's Prospects of the Year:

1983 – United States Kenny Baysmore
1984 – United States Mark Breland
1985 – United States Mike Tyson
1986 – United States Michael Williams
1987 – Venezuela Engels Pedroza
1988 – United States Michael Moorer
2011 – United States Gary Russell, Jr.[2]
2012 – United States Keith Thurman
2013 – Ukraine Vasyl Lomachenko
2014 – United Kingdom Anthony Joshua
2015 – Japan Takuma Inoue

Notes

  1. ^ "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Doug Fischer (December 28, 2011). "Readers vote Gary Russell Jr. the "Prospect of the Year" for 2011". The Ring. Retrieved March 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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