The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year

Boxing award

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Fighter of the Year since 1928, which this list covers. The award, selected by the magazine editors, is based on a boxer's performance in the ring.[1]

Award winners

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of times a boxer has won the award by that year.

1920s

  • 1928: Gene Tunney
  • 1929: Tommy Loughran

1930s

Barney Ross
  • 1930: Max Schmeling
  • 1931: Tommy Loughran (2)
  • 1932: Jack Sharkey
  • 1933: no award given
  • 1934: Tony Canzoneri and Barney Ross
  • 1935: Barney Ross (2)
  • 1936: Joe Louis
  • 1937: Henry Armstrong
  • 1938: Joe Louis (2)
  • 1939: Joe Louis (3)

1940s

  • 1940: Billy Conn
  • 1941: Joe Louis (4)
  • 1942: Sugar Ray Robinson
  • 1943: Fred Apostoli
  • 1944: Beau Jack
  • 1945: Willie Pep
  • 1946: Tony Zale
  • 1947: Gus Lesnevich
  • 1948: Ike Williams
  • 1949: Ezzard Charles

1950s

1960s

Muhammad Ali has been named Fighter of the Year more times than any other boxer in history. He was disqualified from the honor from 1964 to 1966 due to controversy over his religious and political beliefs,[2] but it was retroactively awarded in December 2016. Ali won the award six times in total.

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Fighter of the Decade

See also

  • Sports portal

References

  1. ^ "Past Winners of The Ring Year-End Awards". The Ring. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Daniel, Dan (March 1967). "No Fighter of the Year: Clay's Fine 1966 Record Discounted by Refusal to Accept Army Draft". THE RING. pp. 6, 58.

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