The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Knockout of the Year since 1989, based on the magazine's writers' criteria.[1]
Knockouts of the Year by decade
1980s
- 1989:
Michael Nunn KO 1 
Sumbu Kalambay[2]
1990s
- 1990: Terry Norris KO 1
John Mugabi - 1991: no award was given
- 1992:
Morris East KO 11 
Akinobu Hiranaka
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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:
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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 Robert Garcia - 2001:
Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahman – see Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II - 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. – see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II
- 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 – see Sergio Martínez vs. Paul Williams II
- 2011: Nonito Donaire KO 2 Fernando Montiel – see Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire
- 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[3] – 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
- 2017: David Lemieux KO 3 Curtis Stevens
- 2018: Naoya Inoue KO 1 Juan Carlos Payano
- 2019: Deontay Wilder KO 7
Luis Ortiz – see Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II
2020s
- 2020: Gervonta Davis KO 6 Léo Santa Cruz
- 2021: Gabriel Rosado KO 3
Bektemir Melikuziev - 2022: Leigh Wood TKO 12
Michael Conlan - 2023: Junto Nakatani KO 12
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Andrew Moloney - see Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko
See also
References
- ↑ "Past winners of The Ring's year-end awards". The Ring magazine. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ↑ "The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year". Boxing.about.com. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Past winners of THE RING year-end awards - Ring TV". Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
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