The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year
The Ring magazine was established in 1922. Since 1989, it has named a Knockout of the Year based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Here is a list of The Ring magazine's Knockouts of the Year:
Knockouts of the Year by decade
1980s
-  1989:  Michael Nunn KO 1 Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay[1] Sumbu Kalambay[1]
1990s
-  1990:  Terry Norris KO 1 Terry Norris KO 1 John Mugabi John Mugabi
- 1991: no award was given
-  1992:  Morris East KO 11 Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hiranaka Akinobu Hiranaka
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-  1993:  Gerald McClellan KO 5 Gerald McClellan KO 5 Julian Jackson Julian Jackson
-  1994:  George Foreman KO 10 George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer – see Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman Michael Moorer – see Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman
-  1995:  Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Carl Daniels Carl Daniels
-  1996:  Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Eloy Rojas Eloy Rojas
-  1997:  Arturo Gatti KO 5 Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas Gabriel Ruelas
-  1998:  Roy Jones, Jr. KO 4 Roy Jones, Jr. KO 4 Virgil Hill Virgil Hill
-  1999:  Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Maurice Harris Maurice Harris
2000s
-  2000:  Ben Tackie KO 10 Ben Tackie KO 10 Roberto Garcia Roberto Garcia
-  2001:  Lennox Lewis KO 4 Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman Hasim Rahman
-  2002:  Lennox Lewis KO 8 Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson – see Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson Mike Tyson – see Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
-  2003:  Rocky Juarez KO 10 Rocky Juarez KO 10 Antonio Diaz Antonio Diaz
-  2004:  Antonio Tarver KO 2 Antonio Tarver KO 2 Roy Jones Jr. Roy Jones Jr.
-  2005:  Allan Green KO 1 Allan Green KO 1 Jaidon Codrington Jaidon Codrington
-  2006:  Calvin Brock KO 6 Calvin Brock KO 6 Zuri Lawrence Zuri Lawrence
-  2007:  Nonito Donaire KO 5 Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan Vic Darchinyan
-  2008:  Edison Miranda KO 3 Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks David Banks
-  2009:  Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton – see Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao Ricky Hatton – see Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao
2010s
-  2010:  Sergio Gabriel Martínez KO 2 Sergio Gabriel Martínez KO 2 Paul Williams Paul Williams
-  2011:  Nonito Donaire KO 2 Nonito Donaire KO 2 Fernando Montiel Fernando Montiel
-  2012:  Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Manny Pacquiao – see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV Manny Pacquiao – see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
-  2013:  Adonis Stevenson KO 1 Adonis Stevenson KO 1 Chad Dawson Chad Dawson
-  2014:   Carl Froch KO 8 Carl Froch KO 8 George Groves[2] George Groves[2]
-  2015:  Saul Alvarez KO 3 Saul Alvarez KO 3 James Kirkland James Kirkland
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ "The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year". Boxing.about.com. April 27, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards
- "Past winners of The Ring's year-end awards". The Ring magazine. February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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