RING MAGAZINE FIGHTS OF THE YEAR
Every year since 1945, '''The Ring''' magazine has named a fight as 'fight of the year', based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Here is a list of fights of the year as selected by ''The Ring'':
==1920s==
★ 1922 -- Harry Greb W 15 Gene Tunney
★ 1923 -- Jack Dempsey KO 2 Luis Angel Firpo
★ 1924 -- Gene Tunney KO 15 Georges Carpentier
★ 1925 -- Harry Greb W 15 Mickey Walker
★ 1926 -- Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey
★ 1927 -- Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey
★ 1928 -- Tommy Loughran W 15 Leo Lomski
★ 1929 -- Max Schmeling KO 9 Johnny Risko
==1930s==
★ 1930 -- Jack Kid Berg W 10 Kid Chocolate
★ 1931 -- Max Schmeling KO 15 Young Stribling
★ 1932 -- Tony Canzoneri W 15 Billy Petrolle
★ 1933 -- Max Baer KO 10 Max Schmeling
★ 1934 -- Barney Ross W 15 Jimmy McLarnin
★ 1935 -- Joe Louis KO 4 Max Baer
★ 1936 -- Max Schmeling KO 12 Joe Louis
★ 1937 -- Joe Louis W 15 Tommy Farr
★ 1938 -- Henry Armstrong W 15 Lou Ambers
★ 1939 -- Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor
==1940s==
★ 1940 -- Ceferino Garcia D 10 Henry Armstrong
★ 1941 -- Joe Louis KO 13 Billy Conn
★ 1942 -- Willie Pep W 15 Chalky Wright
★ 1943 -- Beau Jack W 15 Bob Montgomery
★ 1944 -- Bob Montgomery W 15 Beau Jack
★ 1945: Rocky Graziano KO10 Red Cochrane
★ 1946: Tony Zale KO6 Rocky Graziano
★ 1947: Rocky Graziano KO6 Tony Zale
★ 1948: Marcel Cerdan KO12 Tony Zale
★ 1949: Willie Pep W15 Sandy Saddler
==1950s==
★ 1950: Jake LaMotta KO15 Laurent Dauthuille
★ 1951: Jersey Joe Walcott KO7 Ezzard Charles
★ 1952: Rocky Marciano KO13 Jersey Joe Walcott
★ 1953: Rocky Marciano KO11 Roland La Starza
★ 1954: Rocky Marciano KO8 Ezzard Charles
★ 1955: Carmen Basilio KO12 Tony DeMarco
★ 1956: Carmen Basilio KO9 Johnny Saxton
★ 1957: Carmen Basilio W15 Sugar Ray Robinson
★ 1958: Sugar Ray Robinson W15 Carmen Basilio
★ 1959: Gene Fullmer KO14 Carmen Basilio
==1960s==
★ 1960: Floyd Patterson KO5 Ingemar Johansson
★ 1961: Joe Brown W15 Dave Charnley
★ 1962: Joey Giardello W10 Henry Hank
★ 1963: Cassius Clay W10 Doug Jones
★ 1964: Muhammad Ali KO7 Sonny Liston, see Ali versus Liston
★ 1965: Floyd Patterson W12 George Chuvalo
★ 1966: Jose Torres W15 Eddie Cotton
★ 1967: Nino Benvenuti W15 Emile Griffith
★ 1968: Dick Tiger W10 Frank DePaula
★ 1969: Joe Frazier KO7 Jerry Quarry
==1970s==
★ 1970: Carlos Monzon KO12 Nino Benvenuti
★ 1971: Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali (first fight), see Fight of the Century
★ 1972: Bob Foster KO14 Chris Finnegan
★ 1973: George Foreman KO2 Joe Frazier
★ 1974: Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman, see The Rumble in the Jungle
★ 1975: Muhammad Ali KO14 Joe Frazier (third fight), see Thrilla in Manila
★ 1976: George Foreman KO5 Ron Lyle
★ 1977: Jimmy Young W12 George Foreman
★ 1978: Leon Spinks W15 Muhammad Ali
★ 1979: Danny Lopez KO15 Mike Ayala
==1980s==
★ 1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO14 Yaqui Lopez
★ 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard KO14 Thomas Hearns, see Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns
★ 1982: Bobby Chacon W15 Rafael Limon, see Chacon vs. Limon
★ 1983: Bobby Chacon W12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
★ 1984: Jose Luis Ramirez KO4 Edwin Rosario
★ 1985: Marvin Hagler KO3 Thomas Hearns, see The War
★ 1986: Stevie Cruz W15 Barry McGuigan
★ 1987: Sugar Ray Leonard W12 Marvin Hagler
★ 1988: Tony Lopez W12 Rocky Lockridge
★ 1989: Roberto Duran W12 Iran Barkley
==1990s==
★ 1990: Julio César Chávez KO12 Meldrick Taylor (fight #1), see Thunder Meets Lightning
★ 1991: Robert Quiroga W12 Akeem Anifowoshe
★ 1992: Riddick Bowe W12 Evander Holyfield I
★ 1993: Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez I
★ 1994: Jorge Castro KO9 John David Jackson
★ 1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO7 Humberto Gonzalez
★ 1996: Evander Holyfield KO11 Mike Tyson (fight #1)
★ 1997: Arturo Gatti KO5 Gabriel Ruelas
★ 1998: Ivan Robinson W10 Arturo Gatti (fight #1)
★ 1999: Paulie Ayala W12 Johnny Tapia (fight #1)
==2000s==
★ 2000: Erik Morales W12 Marco Antonio Barrera I, see Barrera versus Morales trilogy
★ 2001: Micky Ward W10 Emanuel Burton
★ 2002: Micky Ward W10 Arturo Gatti I
★ 2003: Arturo Gatti W10 Micky Ward III
★ 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales III, see Barrera versus Morales trilogy
★ 2005: Diego Corrales KO10 José Luis Castillo I
★ 2006: Somsak Sithchatchawal KO10 Mahyar Monshipour
★ 2007: darrell woods UD over samuel miller
(Note: Those fights with the message ''fight #1'' in parenthesis are fights that had a rematch with the same fighter winning)
==1920s==
★ 1922 -- Harry Greb W 15 Gene Tunney
★ 1923 -- Jack Dempsey KO 2 Luis Angel Firpo
★ 1924 -- Gene Tunney KO 15 Georges Carpentier
★ 1925 -- Harry Greb W 15 Mickey Walker
★ 1926 -- Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey
★ 1927 -- Gene Tunney W 10 Jack Dempsey
★ 1928 -- Tommy Loughran W 15 Leo Lomski
★ 1929 -- Max Schmeling KO 9 Johnny Risko
==1930s==
★ 1930 -- Jack Kid Berg W 10 Kid Chocolate
★ 1931 -- Max Schmeling KO 15 Young Stribling
★ 1932 -- Tony Canzoneri W 15 Billy Petrolle
★ 1933 -- Max Baer KO 10 Max Schmeling
★ 1934 -- Barney Ross W 15 Jimmy McLarnin
★ 1935 -- Joe Louis KO 4 Max Baer
★ 1936 -- Max Schmeling KO 12 Joe Louis
★ 1937 -- Joe Louis W 15 Tommy Farr
★ 1938 -- Henry Armstrong W 15 Lou Ambers
★ 1939 -- Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor
==1940s==
★ 1940 -- Ceferino Garcia D 10 Henry Armstrong
★ 1941 -- Joe Louis KO 13 Billy Conn
★ 1942 -- Willie Pep W 15 Chalky Wright
★ 1943 -- Beau Jack W 15 Bob Montgomery
★ 1944 -- Bob Montgomery W 15 Beau Jack
★ 1945: Rocky Graziano KO10 Red Cochrane
★ 1946: Tony Zale KO6 Rocky Graziano
★ 1947: Rocky Graziano KO6 Tony Zale
★ 1948: Marcel Cerdan KO12 Tony Zale
★ 1949: Willie Pep W15 Sandy Saddler
==1950s==
★ 1950: Jake LaMotta KO15 Laurent Dauthuille
★ 1951: Jersey Joe Walcott KO7 Ezzard Charles
★ 1952: Rocky Marciano KO13 Jersey Joe Walcott
★ 1953: Rocky Marciano KO11 Roland La Starza
★ 1954: Rocky Marciano KO8 Ezzard Charles
★ 1955: Carmen Basilio KO12 Tony DeMarco
★ 1956: Carmen Basilio KO9 Johnny Saxton
★ 1957: Carmen Basilio W15 Sugar Ray Robinson
★ 1958: Sugar Ray Robinson W15 Carmen Basilio
★ 1959: Gene Fullmer KO14 Carmen Basilio
==1960s==
★ 1960: Floyd Patterson KO5 Ingemar Johansson
★ 1961: Joe Brown W15 Dave Charnley
★ 1962: Joey Giardello W10 Henry Hank
★ 1963: Cassius Clay W10 Doug Jones
★ 1964: Muhammad Ali KO7 Sonny Liston, see Ali versus Liston
★ 1965: Floyd Patterson W12 George Chuvalo
★ 1966: Jose Torres W15 Eddie Cotton
★ 1967: Nino Benvenuti W15 Emile Griffith
★ 1968: Dick Tiger W10 Frank DePaula
★ 1969: Joe Frazier KO7 Jerry Quarry
==1970s==
★ 1970: Carlos Monzon KO12 Nino Benvenuti
★ 1971: Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali (first fight), see Fight of the Century
★ 1972: Bob Foster KO14 Chris Finnegan
★ 1973: George Foreman KO2 Joe Frazier
★ 1974: Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman, see The Rumble in the Jungle
★ 1975: Muhammad Ali KO14 Joe Frazier (third fight), see Thrilla in Manila
★ 1976: George Foreman KO5 Ron Lyle
★ 1977: Jimmy Young W12 George Foreman
★ 1978: Leon Spinks W15 Muhammad Ali
★ 1979: Danny Lopez KO15 Mike Ayala
==1980s==
★ 1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO14 Yaqui Lopez
★ 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard KO14 Thomas Hearns, see Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns
★ 1982: Bobby Chacon W15 Rafael Limon, see Chacon vs. Limon
★ 1983: Bobby Chacon W12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
★ 1984: Jose Luis Ramirez KO4 Edwin Rosario
★ 1985: Marvin Hagler KO3 Thomas Hearns, see The War
★ 1986: Stevie Cruz W15 Barry McGuigan
★ 1987: Sugar Ray Leonard W12 Marvin Hagler
★ 1988: Tony Lopez W12 Rocky Lockridge
★ 1989: Roberto Duran W12 Iran Barkley
==1990s==
★ 1990: Julio César Chávez KO12 Meldrick Taylor (fight #1), see Thunder Meets Lightning
★ 1991: Robert Quiroga W12 Akeem Anifowoshe
★ 1992: Riddick Bowe W12 Evander Holyfield I
★ 1993: Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez I
★ 1994: Jorge Castro KO9 John David Jackson
★ 1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO7 Humberto Gonzalez
★ 1996: Evander Holyfield KO11 Mike Tyson (fight #1)
★ 1997: Arturo Gatti KO5 Gabriel Ruelas
★ 1998: Ivan Robinson W10 Arturo Gatti (fight #1)
★ 1999: Paulie Ayala W12 Johnny Tapia (fight #1)
==2000s==
★ 2000: Erik Morales W12 Marco Antonio Barrera I, see Barrera versus Morales trilogy
★ 2001: Micky Ward W10 Emanuel Burton
★ 2002: Micky Ward W10 Arturo Gatti I
★ 2003: Arturo Gatti W10 Micky Ward III
★ 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales III, see Barrera versus Morales trilogy
★ 2005: Diego Corrales KO10 José Luis Castillo I
★ 2006: Somsak Sithchatchawal KO10 Mahyar Monshipour
★ 2007: darrell woods UD over samuel miller
(Note: Those fights with the message ''fight #1'' in parenthesis are fights that had a rematch with the same fighter winning)
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