'' The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Knockout of the Year since 1989, based on the magazine's writers' criteria.

Knockouts of the Year by decade

1980s

* 1989: Michael Nunn ''KO 1'' Sumbu Kalambay see Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay

1990s

* 1990: Terry Norris ''KO 1'' John Mugabisee John Mugabi vs. Terry Norris * 1991: ''no award given'' * 1992: Morris East ''KO 11'' Akinobu Hiranaka
... tie: Kennedy McKinney ''KO 11''

Welcome Ncita Welcome Ncita (born 21 October 1965) is a South African retired professional Boxing, boxer and former IBF Super Bantamweight Champion. Professional career Known as "The Hawk", Ncita turned professional in 1984 and in 1990 captured the Internat ...

* 1993: Gerald McClellan ''TKO 5'' Julian Jackson see Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan * 1994:

George Foreman George Edward Foreman (January 10, 1949 – March 21, 2025) was an American professional boxer, businessman, minister, and author. In boxing, he competed between 1967 and 1997, and was nicknamed "Big George". He was a two-time world heavyweig ...

''KO 10''

Michael Moorer Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008. He won a world championship on four occasions in two weight classes, having held the WBO light heavyweight title from 1988 t ...

see Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman * 1995: Julio César Vásquez ''KO 11'' Carl Daniels see Carl Daniels vs. Julio César Vásquez * 1996:

Wilfredo Vázquez Wilfredo Vázquez Olivera (born August 2, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 2002. He held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBA bantamweight title from 1987 to 1988, the WBA s ...

''KO 11'' Eloy Rojas * 1997:

Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. A world champion in two weight class (boxing), weight classes, Gatti held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior lightwei ...

''KO 5'' Gabriel Ruelas * 1998: Roy Jones Jr. ''KO 4'' Virgil Hill see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill * 1999: Derrick Jefferson ''KO 6'' Maurice Harris

2000s

* 2000: Ben Tackie ''KO 10'' Robert Garcia * 2001:

Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a British-Canadian boxing commentator and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division from 1989 to 2003. He was a three-time world champion, a two-time lineal champion, ...

''KO 4'' Hasim Rahmansee Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II * 2002:

''KO 8''

Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson i ...

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 Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. ( ; ; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, from flyweight to featherweight, and is the oldest boxer in history to win a ...

''TKO 5'' Vic Darchinyan * 2008: Edison Miranda ''KO 3'' David Banks * 2009:

Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. ( ; ; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously serv ...

''KO 2''

Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and boxing trainer, trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world champi ...

see Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao

2010s

* 2010: Sergio Martínez ''KO 2'' Paul Williamssee Sergio Martínez vs. Paul Williams II * 2011:

''TKO 2'' Fernando Montielsee Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire * 2012: Juan Manuel Márquez ''KO 6''

see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV * 2013: Adonis Stevenson ''TKO 1'' Chad Dawson * 2014: Carl Froch ''KO 8'' George Grovessee Carl Froch vs. George Groves II * 2015:

Canelo Álvarez Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán (; born 18 July 1990), commonly known as Canelo or Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple quadruple champion#Boxing, world championships in four weight classes, from light middlewe ...

''KO 3'' James Kirklandsee Canelo Álvarez vs. James Kirkland * 2016: Canelo Álvarez ''KO 6'' Amir Khansee 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 Ortizsee 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'' Andrew Moloney *2024:

Daniel Dubois Daniel Dubois (born 6 September 1997) is a British professional boxer. He has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight title since 2024. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title ( Regular ver ...

''KO 5''

Anthony Joshua Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the unified champion, unified world heavyweight championship twice between 2016 and 2021. At regional level, he held the British Boxing Board of C ...

see

Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and two-time former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The bout took ...

References

External links

* {{authority control * Boxing awards Knockouts of the year