Ring Magazine comeback of the year
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Ring Magazine was established in 1922. Since 1980, it has named a fighter who has come back from adversity or reveersed a career decline as comeback of the year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Here is a list of Ring Magazine's comeback of the year:
[edit] 1980s
- 1980: Shoji Oguma
- 1981: Jimmy Young
- 1982: Bobby Chacon
- 1983: Roberto Duran
- 1984: Marvin Johnson
- 1985: Lupe Pintor
- 1986: Edwin Rosario
- 1987: Frankie Duarte
- 1988: Michael Dokes
- 1989: Roberto Duran
[edit] 1990s
- 1990: Tony Lopez
- 1991: Vinny Pazienza
- 1992: Iran Barkley
- 1993: Zack Padilla
- 1994: George Foreman
- 1995: Azumah Nelson
- 1996: Danny Romero
- 1997: Vince Phillips
- 1998: Kostya Tszyu
- 1999: Michael Carbajal
[edit] 2000s
- 2000: Virgil Hill
- 2001: John Michael Johnson
- 2002: Arturo Gatti
- 2003: James Toney
- 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera
- 2005: Ike Quartey
- 2006: Oleg Maskaev
- 2007: Paul Malignaggi