The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year

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 1993: Gerald McClellan TKO 5 Julian Jackson see Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan 1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorersee Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman 1995: Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Carl Daniels see Carl Daniels vs. Julio César Vásquez 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Eloy Rojas 1997: Arturo Gatti 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 KO 4 Hasim Rahmansee Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II 2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tysonsee 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 TKO 5 Vic Darchinyan 2008: Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hattonsee Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao

2010s 2010: Sergio Martínez KO 2 Paul Williamssee Sergio Martínez vs. Paul Williams II 2011: Nonito Donaire TKO 2 Fernando Montielsee Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire 2012: Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Manny Pacquiaosee 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 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 KO 5 Anthony Joshuasee Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois 2025: Brian Norman Jr. KO 5 Jin Sasaki

See also

The Ring magazine Fight of the Year The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year BWAA Fighter of the Year

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