BoxRec

The Ring magazine year-end awards have been running since 1928 and remain the most prestigious in world boxing.

Here are the winners for 2019:

Fighter of the Year

Canelo Alvarez

Fight of the Year

Naoya Inoue UD 12 Nonito Donaire

Knockout of the Year

Deontay Wilder KO 7 Luis Ortiz

Trainer of the Year

Eddy Reynoso

Upset of the Year

Andy Ruiz TKO 7 Anthony Joshua

Comeback of the Year

Jamel Herring

Event of the Year

Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua 2

Round of the Year

Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz 1 (Round 3)

Prospect of the Year

Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Most Inspirational

Jose Ramirez (KO Cancer event)


Massive congratulations to all category winners and nominees.

Wilder's KO vs Breazeale was more spectacular.

DrDuke wrote: ↑23 Dec 2019, 23:16 Wilder's KO vs Breazeale was more spectacular.

Agree with that, but I guess they have judged it on the quality of the opposition, and the general flow of the fight being rather one sided until then

DrDuke wrote: ↑23 Dec 2019, 23:16 Wilder's KO vs Breazeale was more spectacular.

I would agree too.

I thought the Ortiz KO was more beautiful. There wasn’t some big windup or telegraph it seemed so fluid and clean, hit him straight in the middle of the face. Clear display of one punch power - although I appreciate so is the breazeale punch. Ortiz instantly dropping and the look on his face - he looked like an innocent child vs Breazeale who flopped to the ground dead. Plus you add in context, Ortiz the superior opponent who was winning the fight and not taking damage.

Canelo KO was also spectacular. I’m sure to get sick of it as they’ll show it at every opportunity just like the Khan Ko which is fairly sickening not like the beautiful Luis Ortiz goodnight kiss.