The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Fighter of the Year since 1928, which this list covers. The award, selected by the magazine editors, is based on a boxer's performance in the ring.[1]
Award winners
1920s
- 1928 –
- 1929 –
1930s
- 1930 –
- 1931 –
- 1932 –
- 1933 – no award was given
- 1934 –
- 1935 –
- 1936 –
- 1937 –
- 1938 –
- 1939 –
1940s
- 1940 –
- 1941 –
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- 1943 –
- 1944 –
- 1945 –
- 1946 –
- 1947 –
- 1948 –
- 1949 –
1950s
- 1950 –
- 1951 –
- 1952 –
- 1953 –
- 1954 –
- 1955 –
- 1956 –
- 1957 –
- 1958 –
- 1959 –
1960s
Muhammad Ali, who was named 'fighter of the year' more times than any other fighter. Was not awarded the honor in 1966 due to draft controversy, but it was retroactively awarded in December 2016. Ali won the award six times in total.
- 1960 –
- 1961 –
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1970s
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1980s
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- 1987 –
- 1988 –
- 1989 –
1990s
- 1990 –
- 1991 –
- 1992 –
- 1993 –
- 1994 –
- 1995 –
- 1996 –
- 1997 –
- 1998 –
- 1999 –
2000s
- 2000 –
- 2001 –
- 2002 –
- 2003 –
- 2004 –
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- 2006 –
- 2007 –
- 2008 –
- 2009 –
2010s
- 2010 –
- 2011 –
- 2012 –
- 2013 –
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- 2014 –
- 2015 –
- 2016 –
- 2017 –
- 2018 –
- 2019 –
Fighter of the Decade
- 1910s:
- 1920s:
- 1930s:
- 1940s:
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- 1960s:
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- 1980s:
- 1990s:
- 2000s:
- 2010s:
See also
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award, a similar award by the Boxing Writers Association of America
- Best Boxer ESPY Award and its successor, the Best Fighter ESPY Award
References
- "Past Winners of The Ring Year-End Awards". The Ring. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
External links
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