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The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year

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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:

Contents

1980s

  • 1989: Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay

    • 1990s

  • 1990: Terry Norris KO 1 John Mugabi
  • 1991: no award was given
  • 1992: Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hiranaka
    ... tie: Kennedy McKinney KO 11 Welcome Ncita
  • 1993: Gerald McClellan TKO 5 Julian Jackson
  • 1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer – see Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman
  • 1995: Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Carl Daniels
  • 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Eloy Rojas
  • 1997: Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas
  • 1998: Roy Jones, Jr. KO 4 Virgil Hill
  • 1999: Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Maurice Harris

    • 2000s

  • 2000: Ben Tackie KO 10 Roberto Garcia
  • 2001: Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman
  • 2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson – see Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
  • 2003: Rocky Juarez KO 10 Antonio Diaz
  • 2004: Antonio Tarver KO 2 Roy Jones Jr.
  • 2005: Allan Green KO 1 Jaidon Codrington
  • 2006: Calvin Brock KO 6 Zuri Lawrence
  • 2007: Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan
  • 2008: Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks
  • 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton – see Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao

    • 2010s

  • 2010: Sergio Martínez KO 2 Paul Williams
  • 2011: Nonito Donaire KO 2 Fernando Montiel
  • 2012: Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Manny Pacquiao – see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
  • 2013: Adonis Stevenson TKO 1 Chad Dawson
  • 2014: Carl Froch KO 8 George Groves – see Carl Froch vs. George Groves II
  • 2015: Canelo Álvarez KO 3 James Kirkland
  • 2016: Canelo Álvarez KO 6 Amir Khan – see Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan

    • References

    The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year Wikipedia
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