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
... 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 
 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 
 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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