Harry Markson Award
The "Ali-Frazier Award" (formerly known as the "Harry Markson Award") is given annually to the fighters who compete in the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fight of the Year. The award has been conferred annually since the BWAA's awards dinner in 2003. The BWAA votes on the best fight of each year regardless of the weight class or nationality of the fighters.
The award was originally named for Harry Markson, a boxing promoter and publicist who served for five years as the president of boxing operations at Madison Square Garden. The 2009 award was renamed the "Ali-Frazier Award" in honor of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and their epic fight trilogy. The award is presented with other honors given by the BWAA at an annual awards dinner.
See also
- Ring Magazine Fight of the Year
- BWAA Fighter of the Year Award
External links
- List of award winners. Boxing Writers Association of America official website
List of winners
| Year | Date | Location | Winner | Loser | Result | Weight class | World title belt(s) at issue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | May 18, 2002 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Micky Ward United States |
Arturo Gatti Canada |
Majority decision after ten rounds (95-93, 94-93, 94-94) | Welterweight | None | First fight in Gatti-Ward trilogy |
| 2003 | April 26, 2003 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | James Toney United States |
Vassily Jirov Kazakhstan |
Unanimous decision after twelve rounds (117-109, 117-109, 116-110) | Cruiserweight | IBF cruiserweight title (Jirov) | |
| 2004 | November 27, 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Marco Antonio Barrera Mexico |
Erik Morales Mexico |
Majority decision after twelve rounds (115-113, 115-114, 114-114) | Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight title (Barrera) | Final fight of trilogy between the two |
| 2005 | May 7, 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Diego Corrales United States |
José Luis Castillo Mexico |
Technical knockout, in tenth of twelve rounds |
Lightweight | WBC lightweight title (Castillo) WBO lightweight title (Corrales) |
First of two 2005 fights between the two |
| 2006 | March 18, 2006 | Levallois-Perret, France | Somsak Sithchatchawal Thailand |
Mahyar Monshipour France |
Technical knockout, in tenth of twelve rounds |
Super bantamweight | WBA super bantamweight title (Monshipour) | |
| 2007 | September 29, 2007 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Kelly Pavlik United States |
Jermain Taylor United States |
Technical knockout, in seventh of twelve rounds |
Middleweight | WBC and WBO middleweight titles (Taylor) | First of two fights between the two |
| 2008 | March 1, 2008 | Carson, California, United States | Israel Vázquez Mexico |
Rafael Márquez Mexico |
Split decision after twelve rounds (114-111, 113-112, 111-114) | Super bantamweight | WBC super bantamweight title (Vázquez) | Third fight of the Israel Vázquez-Rafael Márquez rivalry |
| 2009 | February 28, 2009 | Houston, Texas, United States | Juan Manuel Márquez Mexico |
Juan Díaz United States |
Technical knockout, in ninth of twelve rounds |
Lightweight | WBO lightweight title (Vacant) WBA "Super" lightweight title (Vacant) |
First of two fights between the two |
| 2010 | December 11, 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Amir Khan United Kingdom |
Marcos Maidana Argentina |
Unanimous decision after twelve rounds (114-111, 114-111, 113-112) | Super lightweight | WBA super lightweight title (Khan) | Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana |
| 2011 | July 15, 2011 | New York, New York, United States | N/A | N/A | Majority draw after ten rounds (97-93, 95-95, 95-95) between  Delvin Rodriguez and  Pawel Wolak |
Super welterweight | None | First of two fights between the two |
| 2012 | December 8, 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Juan Manuel Marquez Mexico |
Manny Pacquiao Philippines |
Knockout, in the sixth of twelve rounds |
Welterweight | None | Fourth fight between the two |
| 2013 | March 16, 2013 | Carson, California, United States | Timothy Bradley United States |
Ruslan Provodnikov Russia |
Unanimous decision after twelve rounds (115-112, 114-113, 114-113) | Welterweight | WBO welterweight title (Bradley) | |
| 2014 | April 26, 2014 | Carson, California, United States | Lucas Matthysse Argentina |
John Molina, Jr. United States |
Knockout, in the eleventh of twelve rounds |
Junior welterweight | None |