The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922. Since 1983, it has named a boxer who had the most potential to become a future star in the sport as Prospect of the Year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. However, it had been discontinued between 1989 and 2010.[1] Here is a list of The Ring magazine's Prospects of the Year:

1983  United States Kenny Baysmore
1984  United States Mark Breland
1985  United States Mike Tyson
1986  United States Michael Williams
1987  Venezuela Engels Pedroza
1988  United States Michael Moorer
2011  United States Gary Russell, Jr.[2]
2012  United States Keith Thurman
2013  Ukraine Vasyl Lomachenko
2014  United Kingdom Anthony Joshua
2015  Japan Takuma Inoue

Notes

  1. "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  2. Doug Fischer (December 28, 2011). "Readers vote Gary Russell Jr. the "Prospect of the Year" for 2011". The Ring. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

External links

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