'' The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Round of the Year since 1945, which this list covers. The award is based on the magazine's writers' criteria.

Rounds of the Year by decade

1940s

*1945: Willie Joyce vs. Ike Williams, round 12 *1946: Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano, round 6 *1947:

Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He rei ...

vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, round 4 *1948: Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott II, round 11 *1949: Rocky Graziano vs. Charley Fusari, round 10

1950s

*1950: Jake LaMotta vs. Laurent Dauthuille II, round 15 *1951: Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Louis, round 8 *1952: Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, round 13 *1953: Kid Gavilán vs. Carmen Basilio, round 2 *1954: Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson V, round 14 *1955: Archie Moore vs. Bobo Olson, round 3 *1956: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Bobo Olson IV, round 4 *1957: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Gene Fullmer II, round 5 *1958:

Ingemar Johansson Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson (; 22 September 1932 – 30 January 2009) was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He held the world heavyweight title from 1959 to 1960, and was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside ...

vs. Eddie Machen, round 1 *1959: Ingemar Johansson vs. Floyd Patterson, round 3

1960s

*1960: Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson II, round 5 *1961: Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III, round 1 *1962:

Sonny Liston Charles L. "Sonny" Liston ( 1930 – December 30, 1970) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson i ...

vs. Floyd Patterson, round 1 *1963: Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson II, round 1 *1964: José Torres vs. Bobo Olson, round 1 *1965: José Torres vs. Willie Pastrano, round 6 *1966:

Carlos Ortiz Carlos Ortíz may refer to: * Carlos Ortiz (boxer) (1936–2022), Puerto Rican boxer * Carlos Escobar Ortiz (born 1989), Chilean footballer * Carlos Ortiz (wrestler) (born 1974), retired wrestler from Cuba * Carlos Arias Ortiz, Mexican biochemist ...

vs.

Sugar Ramos Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira (2 December 1941 – 3 September 2017) was a Cuban-born Mexican professional boxer who was better known as Sugar Ramos. Ramos fought out of Mexico where he was adopted as a national hero. He was a world featherweight cha ...

, round 5 *1967: Dick Tiger vs. Roger Rouse, round 12 *1968: Bob Foster vs. Dick Tiger, round 4 *1969: Nino Benvenuti vs. Luis Manuel Rodríguez, round 11

1970s

*1970:

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...

vs.

Oscar Bonavena Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Bea ...

, round 15 *1971: Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, round 15 *1972: Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster, round 5 *1973: George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier, round 2 *1974: Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman, round 8 *1975: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III, round 12 *1976: George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle, rounds 4 and 5 *1977: Jimmy Young vs. George Foreman, round 12 *1978: Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali, round 15 *1979: Matthew Franklin vs. Marvin Johnson, round 8

1980s

*1980: Matthew Saad Muhamad vs. Yaqui López, round 8 *1981:

William "Caveman" Lee William Lee (born September 27, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional middleweight boxer who fought out of the fabled Kronk Gym in Detroit. Career One fight for which Lee is noted was with John LoCicero in July, 1981. Tele ...

vs. John LoCicero, round 5 *1982: Wilfredo Gómez vs. Lupe Pintor, round 3 *1983: Larry Holmes vs. Tim Witherspoon, round 9 *1984: Juan Meza vs. Jaime Garza, round 1 *1985:

Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns (originally billed as ''The Fight'', referred to afterwards as ''The War''), was a world middleweight championship boxing match between undisputed champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler and challenger Thomas Hearns, the ...

, round 1 *1986: Steve Cruz vs. Barry McGuigan, round 15 *1987:

Kelvin Seabrooks Kelvin Seabrooks (born March 10, 1963 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it four times. Boxing career Amateur career Seabrooks started boxing wi ...

vs.

Thierry Jacob Thierry Jacob (born 8 March 1965), is a French former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 1994. Professional career Jacob turned professional in 1984 & amassed a record of 26-2 before he unsuccessfully fought Venezuelan boxer Jos� ...

, round 1 *1988: Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, round 1 *1989: Lupe Gutierrez vs. Jeff Franklin, round 12

1990s

*1990: Aaron Davis vs. Mark Breland, round 9 *1991: no award given *1992: Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield, round 10 *1993: Terry Norris vs. Troy Waters, round 2 *1994: Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson, round 9 *1995: Saman Sorjaturong vs. Humberto González, round 7 *1996: Frankie Liles vs.

Tim Littles Tim Littles (born November 2, 1964 in Sharon, Connecticut) was an American boxer in the super middleweight division. Amateur career Known as "The Doctor of Styles", Littles had a successful amateur career. Amateur highlights *1985 United State ...

, round 3 *1997: Arturo Gatti vs. Gabriel Ruelas, round 5 *1998: Ivan Robinson vs. Arturo Gatti II, round 3 *1999: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ike Quartey, round 6

2000s

*2000:

Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, billed as ''Campeón vs. Campeón'', was a professional boxing bout between the WBO super bantamweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera and WBC super bantamweight champion Erik Morales. It took place on Febr ...

, round 5 *2001:

Bernard Hopkins vs. Félix Trinidad Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

, round 10 *2002: Micky Ward vs. Arturo Gatti, round 9 *2003:

Acelino Freitas Acelino "Popó" Freitas (; born September 21, 1975) is a Brazilian politician and a former professional boxer who competed between 1995 to 2017. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO super featherweight title from 19 ...

vs. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, round 11 *2004: Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III, round 11 *2005:

Diego Corrales vs. José Luis Castillo Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Et ...

, round 10 *2006: Somsak Sithchatchawal vs. Mahyar Monshipour, round 10 *2007: Israel Vázquez vs. Rafael Márquez II, round 3 *2008: Israel Vázquez vs. Rafael Márquez III, round 4 *2009: Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Ortiz, round 1

2010s

*2010: Juan Manuel López vs. Bernabe Concepcion, round 1 *2011: James Kirkland vs. Alfredo Angulo, round 1 *2012: Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao IV, round 5 *2013: Timothy Bradley vs. Ruslan Provodnikov, round 6 *2014: Tommy Coyle vs. Daniel Brizuela, round 11 *2015: Amir Imam vs.

Fidel Maldonado Fidel Maldonado (born July 23, 1991 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American professional boxer and the current WBC Youth World Lightweight Champion. Amateur career Fidel was ranked #2 in the U.S. and had a record of 118-12 during his amateur ...

, round 3 *2016: Skender Halili vs. Jason Thompson, round 2 *2017: Dominic Breazeale vs. Izu Ugonoh, round 3 *2018:

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury was a professional boxing match that took place on December 1, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Undefeated defending WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder faced undefeated challenger and forme ...

, round 12 *2019: Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua, round 3

2020s

*2020: Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk, round 5 *2021: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III, round 4 *2022: Sebastian Fundora vs.

Erickson Lubin Erickson Lubin (born October 1, 1995) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBC super welterweight title in 2017. As of January 2022, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active super welterweight by '' The Ring'' magazine ...

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