A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS
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Past winners of THE RING Magazine's year-end awards. The May 2012 issue features the winners from 2011.
PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR 1928: Gene Tunney 1929: Tommy Loughran 1930: Max Schmeling 1931: Tommy Loughran 1932: Jack Sharkey 1933: No Award 1934: Tony Canzoneri Barney Ross 1935: Barney Ross 1936: Joe Louis 1937: Henry Armstrong 1938: Joe Louis 1939: Joe Louis 1940: Billy Conn 1941: Joe Louis 1942: Ray Robinson 1943: Fred Apostoli 1944: Beau Jack 1945: Willie Pep 1946: Tony Zale 1947: Gus Lesnevich 1948: Ike Williams 1949: Ezzard Charles 1950: Ezzard Charles 1951: Ray Robinson 1952: Rocky Marciano 1953: Bobo Olson 1954: Rocky Marciano 1955: Rocky Marciano 1956: Floyd Patterson 1957: Carmen Basilio 1958: Ingemar Johansson 1959: Ingemar Johansson 1960: Floyd Patterson 1961: Joe Brown 1962: Dick Tiger 1963: Cassius Clay 1964: Emile Griffith 1965: Dick Tiger 1966: No Award 1967: Joe Frazier 1968: Nino Benvenuti 1969: Jose Napoles 1970: Joe Frazier 1971: Joe Frazier 1972: Muhammad Ali Carlos Monzon 1973: George Foreman 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Muhammad Ali 1976: George Foreman 1977: Carlos Zarate 1978: Muhammad Ali 1979: Ray Leonard 1980: Thomas Hearns 1981: Ray Leonard Salvador Sanchez 1982: Larry Holmes 1983: Marvin Hagler Donald Curry 1984: Thomas Hearns 1985: Marvin Hagler Donald Curry 1986: Mike Tyson 1987: Evander Holyfield 1988: Mike Tyson 1989: Pernell Whitaker 1990: Julio Cesar Chavez 1991: James Toney 1992: Riddick Bowe 1993: Michael Carbajal 1994: Roy Jones 1995: Oscar De La Hoya 1996: Evander Holyfield 1997: Evander Holyfield 1998: Floyd Mayweather 1999: Paulie Ayala 2000: Felix Trinidad 2001: Bernard Hopkins 2002: Vernon Forrest 2003: James Toney 2004: Glen Johnson 2005: Ricky Hatton 2006: Manny Pacquiao 2007: Floyd Mayweather 2008: Manny Pacquiao 2009: Manny Pacquiao 2010: Sergio Martinez
FIGHT OF THE YEAR 1945: Rocky Graziano KO 10 Freddy Cochrane 1946: Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano 1947: Rocky Graziano KO 6 Tony Zale 1948: Marcel Cerdan KO 12 Tony Zale 1949: Willie Pep W 15 Sandy Saddler 1950: Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille 1951: Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 Ezzard Charles 1952: Rocky Marciano KO 3 Jersey Joe Walcott 1953: Rocky Marciano KO 11 Roland LaStarza 1954: Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles 1955: Carmen Basilio KO 12 Tony DeMarco 1956: Carmen Basilio KO 9 Johnny Saxton 1957: Carmen Basilio W 15 Ray Robinson 1958: Ray Robinson W15 Carmen Basilio 1959: Gene Fullmer KO 14 Carmen Basilio 1960: Floyd Patterson KO 5 Ingemar Johansson 1961: Joe Brown W 15 Dave Charnley 1962: Joey Giardello W 10 Henry Hank 1963: Cassius Clay W 10 Doug Jones 1964: Cassius Clay KO 7 Sonny Liston 1965: Floyd Patterson W 12 George Chuvalo 1966: Jose Torres W 15 Eddie Cotton 1967: Nino Benvenuti W 15 Emile Griffith 1968: Dick Tiger W 10 Frank DePaula 1969: Joe Frazier KO 7 Jerry Quarry 1970: Carlos Monzon KO 12 Nino Benvenuti 1971: Joe Frazier W 15 Muhammad Ali 1972: Bob Foster KO 14 Chris Finnegan 1973: George Foreman KO 2 Joe Frazier 1974: Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman 1975: Muhammad Ali KO 14 Joe Frazier 1976: George Foreman KO 5 Ron Lyle 1977: Jimmy Young W 12 George Foreman 1978: Leon Spinks W 15 Muhammad Ali 1979: Danny Lopez KO 15 Mike Ayala 1980: Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard Thomas Hearns 1982: Bobby Chacon W 15 Bazooka Limon 1983: Bobby Chacon W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards 1984: Jose Luis Ramirez KO 4 Edwin Rosario 1985: Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns 1986: Steve Cruz W 15 Barry McGuigan 1987: Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 Marvin Hagler 1988: Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge 1989: Roberto Duran W 12 Iran Barkley 1990: Julio Cesar Chavez KO 12 Meldrick Taylor 1991: Robert Quiroga W 12 Akeem Anifowoshe 1992: Riddick Bowe W 12 Evander Holyfield 1993: Michael Carbajal KO 7 Chiquita Gonzalez 1994: Jorge Castro KO 9 John David Jackson 1995: Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Chiquita Gonzalez 1996: Evander Holyfield KO 11 Mike Tyson 1997: Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas 1998: Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti 1999: Paulie Ayala W 12 Johnny Tapia 2000: Erik Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera 2001: Micky Ward W 10 Emanuel Burton 2002: Micky Ward W 10 Arturo Gatti 2003: Arturo Gatti W 10 Micky Ward 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales 2005: Diego Corrales KO 10 Jose Luis Castillo 2006: Sommsak Sithchatchawal KO 10 Mahyar Monshipour 2007: Israel Vasquez KO 6 Rafael Marquez 2008: Israel Vasquez W 12 Rafael Marquez 2009: Juan Manuel Marquez KO 9 Juan Diaz 2010: Giovani Seguara KO 8 Ivan Calderon I
ROUND OF THE YEAR
2009 Marcos Maidana-Victor Ortiz, 1 2010 Juan Manuel Marquez-Bernabe Concepcion, 1
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
2009 Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton 2010 Sergio Martinez KO 2 Paul Williams
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Jorge Linares 2010 Jason Litzau W 10 Celestino Caballero
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
2009 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2010 Bernard Hopkins
EVENT OF THE YEAR
2009 Margarito caught cheating 2010 The failure to make Mayweather-Pacquiao
NOTE: THE RING this year has resurrected Prospect of the Year and Manager of the Year awards. Past winners of Prospect of the Year: 1983, Kenny Baysmore; 1984, Mark Breland; 1985, Mike Tyson; 1986, Michael Williams; 1987, Engels Pedroza; 1988, Michael Moorer. Bennie Georgino won the only Manager of the Year award in 1983.
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