Ring Magazine round of the year
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Ring Magazine was established in 1922. Since 1945, it has named a particular round of a fight as round of the year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Here is a list of Ring Magazine's rounds of the year:
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[edit] 1940s
- 1945 Joyce-Williams, Round 12
- 1946 Zale-Graziano, Round 6
- 1947 Louis-Walcott, Round 4
- 1948 Louis-Walcott, Round 11
- 1949 Graziano-Fusari, Round 10
[edit] 1950s
- 1950 LaMotta-Dauthuille, Round 15
- 1951 Marciano-Louis, Round 8
- 1952 Marciano-Walcott, Round 13
- 1953 Gavilan-Basilio, Round 2
- 1954 Moore-Johnson, Round 14
- 1955 Moore-Olson, Round 3
- 1956 Robinson-Olson, Round 4
- 1957 Robinson-Fullmer, Round 5
- 1958 Johansson-Machen, Round 1
- 1959 Johansson-Patterson, Round 3
[edit] 1960s
- 1960 Patterson-Johansson, Round 5
- 1961 Patterson-Johansson, Round 1
- 1962 Liston-Patterson, Round 1
- 1963 Liston-Patterson, Round 1
- 1964 Torres-Olson, Round 1
- 1965 Torres-Pastrano, Round 6
- 1966 Ortiz-Ramos, Round 5
- 1967 Tiger-Rouse, Round 12
- 1968 Foster-Tiger, Round 4
- 1969 Benvenuti-Rodriguez, Round 11
[edit] 1970s
- 1970 Ali-Bonavena, Round 15
- 1971 Frazier-Ali, Round 15
- 1972 Ali-Foster, Round 5
- 1973 Foreman-Frazier, Round 2
- 1974 Ali-Foreman, Round 8
- 1975 Ali-Frazier, Round 12
- 1976 Foreman-Lyle, Rounds 4 & 5
- 1977 Young-Foreman, Round 12
- 1978 Spinks-Ali, Round 15
- 1979 Franklin-Johnson, Round 8
[edit] 1980s
- 1980 Saad Muhamad-Lopez, Round 8
- 1981 Lee-LoCicero, Round 5
- 1982 Gómez-Pintor, Round 3
- 1983 Holmes-Witherspoon, Round 9
- 1984 Meza-Garza, Round 1
- 1985 Hagler-Hearns, Round 1
- 1986 Cruz-McGuigan, Round 15
- 1987 Seabrooks-Jacob, Round 1
- 1988 Tyson-Spinks, Round 1
- 1989 Gutierrez-Franklin, Round 12
[edit] 1990s
- 1990 Davis-Breland, Round 9
- 1991 NO AWARD GIVEN
- 1992 Bowe-Holyfield, Round 10
- 1993 Norris-Waters, Round 2
- 1994 Castro-Jackson, Round 9
- 1995 Sorjaturong-Gonzalez, Round 7
- 1996 Liles-Littles, Round 3
- 1997 Gatti-Ruelas, Round 5
- 1998 Robinson-Gatti II, Round 3
- 1999 de la Hoya-Quartey, Round 6
[edit] 2000s
- 2000 Morales-Barrera, Round 5
- 2001 Hopkins-Trinidad, Round 10
- 2002 Ward-Gatti I, Round 9
- 2003 Freitas-Barrios, Round 11
- 2004 Barrera-Morales III, Round 11
- 2005 Corrales-Castillo I, Round 10
[edit] Ring Magazine 75th Anniversary Updates
The following awards were granted in retrospect by the magazine in their 75th Anniversary Issue. The magazine listed its Fight of the Year, Fighter of the Year, Upset of the Year, and Round of the Year going back to the magazine's inception in 1922. Below are the additional rounds of the year:
[edit] 1920s
- 1922 Leonard-Tendler, Round 8
- 1923 Dempsey-Firpo, Round 1
- 1924 Tunney-Carpentier, Round 10
- 1925 Tunney-Gibbons, Round 12
- 1926 Tunney-Dempsey, Round 1
- 1927 Tunney-Dempsey, Round 7
- 1928 Sharkey-Delaney, Round 1
- 1929 Sharkey-Loughran, Round 3
[edit] 1930s
- 1930 Schmeling-Sharkey, Round 4
- 1931 Canzoneri-Berg, Round 3
- 1932 Schmeling-Walker, Round 8
- 1933 Canzoneri-Chocolate, Round 2
- 1934 Braddock-Griffin, Round 2
- 1935 Louis-Uzcudun, Round 4
- 1936 Marino-Sangchili, Round 14
- 1937 Louis-Braddock, Round 8
- 1938 Louis-Schmeling, Round 1
- 1939 Louis-Galento, Round 3
