The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year explained

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 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 Moorersee 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 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 Groves^[3] see 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 - see Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past winners of The Ring's year-end awards. February 24, 2012. The Ring magazine. March 11, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130307004617/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/171651-past-winners-of-the-rings-year-end-awards. March 7, 2013. mdy-all.
2. Web site: The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year . Boxing.about.com . April 27, 2011 . November 14, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004215312/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_ko.htm . October 4, 2011 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Past winners of THE RING year-end awards - Ring TV . 2014-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116162409/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards . January 16, 2016 . mdy-all .