Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year - Revision history

Arvind1 at 15:29, 5 November 2025

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	!style="background:#ffdead;" \| <center>2010s</center>		!style="background:#ffdead;" \| <center>2010s</center>
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	2018: [[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>		2018: [[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>
	2019: [[Saul Alvarez]]<br>		2019: [[Saul Alvarez]]<br>
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			2020: [[Tyson Fury]] (2)/[[Teofimo Lopez]]<br>
			2021: [[Saul Alvarez]] (2)<br>
			2022: [[Dmitry Bivol]]<br>
			2023: [[Naoya Inoue]]<br>
			2024: [[Oleksandr Usyk]] (2)<br>
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Grey at 18:16, 23 December 2019

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	2017: [[Vasyl Lomachenko]]<br>		2017: [[Vasyl Lomachenko]]<br>
	2018: [[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>		2018: [[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>
			2019: [[Saul Alvarez]]<br>
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Slugger at 07:01, 29 December 2018

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	2016: [[Carl Frampton]]<br>		2016: [[Carl Frampton]]<br>
	2017: [[Vasyl Lomachenko]]<br>		2017: [[Vasyl Lomachenko]]<br>
			2018: [[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>
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Slugger at 22:41, 29 December 2017

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	2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>		2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>
	2015: [[Tyson Fury]]<br>		2015: [[Tyson Fury]]<br>
	2016: [[Carl Frampton]]		2016: [[Carl Frampton]]<br>
			2017: [[Vasyl Lomachenko]]<br>
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Ric at 02:36, 8 April 2017

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	[[file:FighteroftheYearAward.jpg\|right\|frame\|<center>Sugar Ray Robinson's 1951 Fighter of the Year Award</center>]]		[[file:FighteroftheYearAward.jpg\|right\|frame\|<center>Sugar Ray Robinson's 1951 Fighter of the Year Award</center>]]

	[[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] was founded in 1922 and has presented the Fighter of the Year award since 1928. [[Nat Fleischer]], the magazine's founder, said the award would go to the boxer who had earned the esteem of the sports public by his conduct and fighting qualities. Originally, the four points which a boxer had to meet to receive the award were:		[[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] was founded in 1922 and has presented the "Fighter of the Year" award since 1928. [[Nat Fleischer]], the magazine's founder, said the award would go to the boxer who had earned the esteem of the sports public by his conduct and fighting qualities. Originally, the four points which a boxer had to meet to receive the award were:
	# He must be foremost in his contribution to the skill and the science of boxing and he need not be a champion.		# He must be foremost in his contribution to the skill and the science of boxing and he need not be a champion.
	# The recipient must combine with his high place in the ranking of fighters a similar position as a sportsman.		# The recipient must combine with his high place in the ranking of fighters a similar position as a sportsman.
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	# The boxer receiving the award must be recognized as an example to the growing American youth.		# The boxer receiving the award must be recognized as an example to the growing American youth.

	''The Ring'' ~~has~~ twice ~~chosen~~ not to present the award because of ~~their choice's~~ out-of-the-ring activities. The publication said [[Primo Carnera]] should have received the award for 1933, but they chose not to give it to him because of his ties to organized crime. In 1966, the magazine said [[Muhammad Ali]] ~~should~~ have been the recipient, but ~~he didn't get it~~ because of his membership in the Nation of Islam and his objection to the U.S. military draft. That decision was reversed by ''The Ring'' in 2017.		''The Ring'' twice chose not to present the annual award because of out-of-the-ring activities. The publication said [[Primo Carnera]] should have received the award for 1933, but they chose not to give it to him because of his ties to organized crime. In 1966, the magazine said [[Muhammad Ali]] would have been the recipient, but because of his membership in the Nation of Islam and his objection to the U.S. military draft, he was denied the award. That decision was reversed by ''The Ring'' in 2017.

	The recipient of ~~the~~ award ~~use to receive~~ a gold and silver medal. Later awards included a [[:File:92ringjamestoney360.jpg=600.jpg\|belt]] and a [[:File:Toney-2003-FOY-RING.jpg\|plaque]].		The recipient of this annual award originally received a gold and silver medal. Later awards included a [[:File:92ringjamestoney360.jpg=600.jpg\|belt]] and a [[:File:Toney-2003-FOY-RING.jpg\|plaque]].

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Ric at 02:32, 8 April 2017

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	2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>		2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>
	2015: [[Tyson Fury]]<br>		2015: [[Tyson Fury]]<br>
			2016: [[Carl Frampton]]
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Ric: 2017: (see March issue) THE RING retroactively awards 1966 to Ali

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2017: (see March issue) THE RING retroactively awards 1966 to Ali

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	# The boxer receiving the award must be recognized as an example to the growing American youth.		# The boxer receiving the award must be recognized as an example to the growing American youth.

	''The Ring'' has twice chosen not to present the award because of their choice's out-of-the-ring activities. The publication said [[Primo Carnera]] should have received the award for 1933, but they chose not to give it to him because of his ties to organized crime. In 1966, the magazine said [[Muhammad Ali]] should have been the recipient, but he didn't get it because of his membership in the Nation of Islam and his objection to the U.S. military draft.		''The Ring'' has twice chosen not to present the award because of their choice's out-of-the-ring activities. The publication said [[Primo Carnera]] should have received the award for 1933, but they chose not to give it to him because of his ties to organized crime. In 1966, the magazine said [[Muhammad Ali]] should have been the recipient, but he didn't get it because of his membership in the Nation of Islam and his objection to the U.S. military draft. That decision was reversed by ''The Ring'' in 2017.

	The recipient of the award use to receive a gold and silver medal. Later awards included a [[:File:92ringjamestoney360.jpg=600.jpg\|belt]] and a [[:File:Toney-2003-FOY-RING.jpg\|plaque]].		The recipient of the award use to receive a gold and silver medal. Later awards included a [[:File:92ringjamestoney360.jpg=600.jpg\|belt]] and a [[:File:Toney-2003-FOY-RING.jpg\|plaque]].
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	1964: [[Emile Griffith]]<br>		1964: [[Emile Griffith]]<br>
	1965: [[Dick Tiger]] (2)<br>		1965: [[Dick Tiger]] (2)<br>
	1966: ~~'''No Award'''~~<br>		1966: [[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br>(retroactive from 2017)<br>
	1967: [[Joe Frazier]]<br>		1967: [[Joe Frazier]]<br>
	1968: [[Nino Benvenuti]]<br>		1968: [[Nino Benvenuti]]<br>
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	1970: [[Joe Frazier]] (2)<br>		1970: [[Joe Frazier]] (2)<br>
	1971: [[Joe Frazier]] (3)<br>		1971: [[Joe Frazier]] (3)<br>
	1972: [[Muhammad Ali]] (2)/ [[Carlos Monzon]]<br>		1972: [[Muhammad Ali]] (3)/ [[Carlos Monzon]]<br>
	1973: [[George Foreman]]<br>		1973: [[George Foreman]]<br>
	1974: [[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br>		1974: [[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br>
	1975: [[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br>		1975: [[Muhammad Ali]] (5)<br>
	1976: [[George Foreman]] (2)<br>		1976: [[George Foreman]] (2)<br>
	1977: [[Carlos Zarate]]<br>		1977: [[Carlos Zarate]]<br>
	1978: [[Muhammad Ali]] (5)<br>		1978: [[Muhammad Ali]] (6)<br>
	1979: [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]<br>		1979: [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]<br>
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Pigeons at 02:36, 17 January 2016

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	2013: [[Adonis Stevenson]]<br>		2013: [[Adonis Stevenson]]<br>
	2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>		2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>
			2015: [[Tyson Fury]]<br>
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Boxsoup at 21:24, 11 February 2015

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	2012: [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]<br>		2012: [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]<br>
	2013: [[Adonis Stevenson]]<br>		2013: [[Adonis Stevenson]]<br>
			2014: [[Sergey Kovalev]]<br>
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Earl at 21:39, 4 February 2015

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	1983: [[Marvin Hagler]]<br>		1983: [[Marvin Hagler]]<br>
	1984: [[Thomas Hearns]] (2)<br>		1984: [[Thomas Hearns]] (2)<br>
	1985: [[Marvin Hagler]] (2)<br>		1985: [[Marvin Hagler]] (2)/ [[Donald Curry]]<br>
	1986: [[Mike Tyson]]<br>		1986: [[Mike Tyson]]<br>
	1987: [[Evander Holyfield]]<br>		1987: [[Evander Holyfield]]<br>
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	2011: [[Andre Ward]]<br>		2011: [[Andre Ward]]<br>
	2012: [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]<br>		2012: [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]<br>
	2013: [[ Adonis Stevenson]]<br>		2013: [[Adonis Stevenson]]<br>
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