Ring Magazine round of the year

The Ring 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:

Rounds of the Year by decade

1940s

• 1945 Joyce–Williams, Round 12
• 1946 Zale–Graziano, Round 6
• 1947 Louis–Walcott, Round 4
• 1948 Louis–Walcott II, Round 11
• 1949 Graziano–Fusari, Round 10

1950s

• 1950 LaMotta–Dauthuille II, Round 15
• 1951 Marciano–Louis, Round 8
• 1952 Marciano–Walcott, Round 13
• 1953 Gavilan–Basilio, Round 2
• 1954 Moore–Johnson V, Round 14
• 1955 Moore–Olson, Round 3
• 1956 Robinson–Olson IV, Round 4
• 1957 Robinson–Fullmer II, Round 5
• 1958 Johansson–Machen, Round 1
• 1959 Johansson–Patterson, Round 3

1960s

• 1960 Patterson–Johansson II, Round 5
• 1961 Patterson–Johansson III, Round 1
• 1962 Liston–Patterson, Round 1
• 1963 Liston–Patterson II, 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

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

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

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

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
• 2006 Sithchatchawal–Monshipour, Round 10
• 2007 Vázquez–Marquez II, Round 3
• 2008 Vázquez–Marquez III, Round 4
• 2009 Maidana–Ortiz, Round 1

2010s

• 2010 Lopez–Concepcion, Round 1
• 2011 Kirkland–Angulo, Round 1
• 2012 Pacquiao–Marquez IV, Round 5
• 2014 Tommy Coyle–Daniel Brizuela, Round 11

References

• "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.