Ring Magazine Round of the Year
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As selected by The Ring magazine in each year.
Fights indicated by @ also named the Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
Fights indicated by # also named the Ring Magazine Upset of the Year.
Fights indicated by % also named the Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
| 1945 | Jan 8 | Ike Williams | UD 12 | Willie Joyce | 12 | Lightweight | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1946 | Sep 27 @ | Tony Zale | KO 6 | Rocky Graziano | 6 | Middleweight | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 1947 | Dec 5 | Joe Louis | SD 15 | Jersey Joe Walcott | 4 | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1948 | Sep 21 | Joe Louis (2) | KO11 | Jersey Joe Walcott (2) | 11 | Heavyweight | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 1949 | Sep 14 | Rocky Graziano (2) | TKO 10 | Charley Fusari | 10 | Middleweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1950 | Sep 13 @ | Jake LaMotta | KO 15 | Laurent Dauthuille | 15 | Middleweight | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 1951 | Oct 26 | Rocky Marciano | KO 8 | Joe Louis (3) | 8 | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1952 | Sep 23 @ | Rocky Marciano (2) | KO 13 | Jersey Joe Walcott (3) | 13 | Heavyweight | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1953 | Sep 18 | Kid Gavilan | SD 15 | Carmen Basilio | 2 | Welterweight | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| 1954 | Aug 11 | Archie Moore | TKO 14 | Harold Johnson | 14 | Lt Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1955 | Jun 22 | Archie Moore (2) | KO 3 | Carl (Bobo) Olson | 3 | Lt Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1956 | May 18 | Sugar Ray Robinson | KO 4 | Carl (Bobo) Olson (2) | 3 | Middleweight | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 1957 | Sep 23 | Sugar Ray Robinson (2) | KO 5 | Gene Fullmer | 5 | Middleweight | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 1958 | Sep 14 | Ingemar Johansson | KO 1 | Eddie Machen | 1 | Heavyweight | Goteborg, SWE |
| 1959 | Jun 26 | Ingemar Johansson (2) | TKO 3 | Floyd Patterson | 3 | Heavyweight | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 1960 | Jun 20 @ | Floyd Patterson (2) | KO 5 | Ingemar Johansson (3) | 5 | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1961 | Mar 13 | Floyd Patterson (3) | KO 6 | Ingemar Johansson (4) | 1 | Heavyweight | Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| 1962 | Sep 25 | Sonny Liston | KO 1 | Floyd Patterson (4) | 1 | Heavyweight | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 1963 | Jul 22 | Sonny Liston (2) | KO 1 | Floyd Patterson (5) | 1 | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1964 | Nov 27 | Jose Torres | KO 1 | Carl (Bobo) Olson (3) | 1 | Lt Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1965 | Mar 30 | Jose Torres (2) | TKO 9 | Willie Pastrano | 6 | Lt Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1966 | Oct 22 | Carlos Ortiz | TKO 5 | Sugar Ramos | 5 | Lightweight | San Juan, PUR |
| 1967 | Nov 17 | Dick Tiger | TKO 12 | Roger Rouse | 12 | Lt Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1968 | May 24 | Bob Foster | KO 4 | Dick Tiger (2) | 4 | Lt Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1969 | Nov 22 | Nino Benvenuti | KO 11 | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | 11 | Middleweight | Roma, Lazio, ITA |
| 1970 | Dec 7 | Muhammad Ali | TKO 15 | Oscar Bonavena | 15 | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1971 | Mar 8 @ | Joe Frazier | UD 15 | Muhammad Ali (2) | 15 | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1972 | Nov 21 | Muhammad Ali (3) | KO 8 | Bob Foster | 5 | Heavyweight | Stateline, Nevada, USA |
| 1973 | Jan 22 @ | George Foreman | KO 2 | Joe Frazier (2) | 2 | Heavyweight | Kingston, JAM |
| 1974 | Oct 30 @ | Muhammad Ali (4) | KO 8 | George Foreman (2) | 8 | Heavyweight | Congo, COD |
| 1975 | Oct 1 @ | Muhammad Ali (5) | TKO 14 | Joe Frazier (3) | 12 | Heavyweight | Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI |
| 1976 | Jan 24 @ | George Foreman (3) | KO 5 | Ron Lyle | 4&5 | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1977 | Mar 17 @ | Jimmy Young | UD 12 | George Foreman (4) | 12 | Heavyweight | San Juan, PUR |
| 1978 | Feb 15 @ | Leon Spinks | SD 15 | Muhammad Ali (6) | 15 | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1979 | Apr 22 | Matthew Franklin | TKO 8 | Marvin Johnson | 8 | Lt Heavyweight | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 1980 | Jul 13 @ | Matthew Saad Muhammad (2) | KO 14 | Yaqui Lopez | 8 | Lt Heavyweight | McAfee, New Jersey, USA |
| 1981 | Jul 9 | William Lee | KO 5 | John LoCicero | 5 | Middleweight | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 1982 | Dec 3 | Wilfredo Gomez | TKO 14 | Lupe Pintor | 3 | Jr Featherweight | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 1983 | May 20 | Larry Holmes | SD 12 | Tim Witherspoon | 9 | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1984 | Nov 3 | Juan Meza | KO 1 | Jaime Garza | 1 | Jr Featherweight | Kingston, New York, USA |
| 1985 | Apr 15 @ | Marvin Hagler | TKO 3 | Thomas Hearns | 1 | Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1986 | Jun 23 @ | Steve Cruz | UD 15 | Barry McGuigan | 15 | Featherweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1987 | Jul 4 | Kelvin Seabrooks | TKO 10 | Thierry Jacob | 1 | Bantamweight | Calais, FRA |
| 1988 | Jun 27 | Mike Tyson | KO 1 | Michael Spinks | 1 | Heavyweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1989 | Mar 6 | Lupe Gutierrez | MD 15 | Jeff Franklin | 12 | Featherweight | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 1990 | Jul 8 | Aaron Davis | KO 9 | Mark Breland | 9 | Welterweight | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 1991 | No Award | ||||||
| 1992 | Nov 13 @ | Riddick Bowe | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | 10 | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1993 | Jun 19 | Terry Norris | TKO 3 | Troy Waters | 2 | Jr Middleweight | San Diego, California, USA |
| 1994 | Dec 10 @ | Jorge Fernando Castro | TKO 9 | John David Jackson | 9 | Middleweight | Monterrey, Nuevo León, MEX |
| 1995 | Jul 15 @ | Saman Sorjaturong | TKO 7 | Humberto Gonzalez | 7 | Lightweight | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 1996 | Jun 8 | Frankie Liles | TKO 3 | Tim Littles | 3 | Super Middlewt | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK |
| 1997 | Oct 4 @% | Arturo Gatti | TKO 5 | Gabriel Ruelas | 5 | Jr Lightweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1998 | Dec 12 # | Ivan Robinson | UD 10 | Arturo Gatti (2) | 3 | Lightweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1999 | Feb 13 | Oscar De La Hoya | SD 12 | Ike Quartey | 6 | Welterweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2000 | Feb 19 @ | Erik Morales | SD 12 | Marco Antonio Barrera | 5 | Jr Featherweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2001 | Sep 29 | Bernard Hopkins | TKO 12 | Felix Trinidad | 10 | Middleweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 2002 | May 18 @ | Micky Ward | MD 10 | Arturo Gatti (3) | 9 | Jr Welterweight | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |
| 2003 | Aug 9 | Acelino Freitas | TKO 12 | Jorge Rodrigo Barrios | 11 | Jr Lightweight | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 2004 | Nov 27 @ | Marco Antonio Barrera (2) | MD 12 | Erik Morales (2) | 11 | Jr Lightweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2005 | May 7 @ | Diego Corrales | TKO 10 | Jose Luis Castillo | 10 | Lightweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2006 | Mar 18 @ | Somsak Sithchatchawal | TKO 10 | Mahyar Monshipour | 10 | Jr Lightweight | Levallois-Perret, FRA |
| 2007 | Aug 4 @ | Israel Vazquez | TKO 6 | Rafael Marquez | 3 | Jr Featherweight | Hidalgo, Texas, USA |
| 2008 | March 1 @ | Israel Vazquez (2) | SD 12 | Rafael Marquez (2) | 4 | Jr Featherweight | Carson, California, USA |
| 2009 | June 27 | Marcos Rene Maidana | TKO 6 | Victor Ortiz | 1 | Jr Welterweight | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2010 | July 10 | Juan Manuel Lopez | TKO 2 | Bernabe Concepcion | 1 | Featherweight | San Juan, PUR |
| 2011 | Nov 5 | James Kirkland | TKO 6 | Alfredo Angulo | 1 | Jr Middleweight | Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEX |
| 2012 | Sep 15 | Sergio Martinez | TKO 6 | Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | 12 | Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2013 | Mar 16 @ | Tim Bradley | UD 12 | Ruslan Provodnikov | 6 | Welterweight | Carson, California, USA |
| 2014 | Feb 22 | Tommy Coyle | TKO 12 | Daniel Brizuela | 11 | Lightweight | Hull, Yorkshire, UK |
| 2015 | Jan 17 | Amir Imam | TKO 5 | Fidel Maldonado Jr | 3 | Jr Welterweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2016 | May 27 | Skender Halili | KO 2 | Jason Thompson | 2 | Jr Middleweight | Niagara Falls, New York, USA |
| 2017 | February 25 | Dominic Breazeale | KO 5 | Izuagbe Ugonoh | 3 | Heavyweight | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| 2018 | December 1 | Deontay Wilder | SD 12 | Tyson Fury | 12 | Heavyweight | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2019 | June 1 | Anthony Joshua | TKO 7 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | 3 | Heavyweight | New York, New York, USA |