The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year explained

Comeback of the Year is an award given by American boxing magazine The Ring. Established in 1922, the award, based on the magazine's writers' criteria, is given to a boxer who has experienced a career resurgence or overcome adversity.^[1]

1980s

• 1980: Shoji Oguma
• 1981: Jimmy Young
• 1982: Bobby Chacon
• 1983: Roberto Durán
• 1984: Marvin Johnson
• 1985: Lupe Pintor
• 1986: Edwin Rosario
• 1987: Frankie Duarte
• 1988: Michael Dokes
• 1989: Roberto Durán

1990s

• 1990: Tony Lopez
• 1991: Vinny Pazienza
• 1992: Iran Barkley
• 1993: Zack Padilla
• 1994: George Foreman
• 1995: Azumah Nelson
• 1996: Danny Romero
• 1997: Vince Phillips
• 1998: Kostya Tszyu
• 1999: Michael Carbajal

2000s

• 2000: Virgil Hill
• 2001: John Michael Johnson
• 2002: Arturo Gatti
• 2003: James Toney
• 2004: Marco Antonio Barrera
• 2005: Ike Quartey
• 2006: Oleg Maskaev
• 2007: Paulie Malignaggi
• 2008: Vitali Klitschko
• 2009: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

2010s

• 2010: Bernard Hopkins
• 2011: Érik Morales
• 2012: Daniel Jacobs
• 2013: Manny Pacquiao
• 2014: Miguel Cotto
• 2015: Badou Jack
• 2016: Andre Ward
• 2017: Sadam Ali
• 2018: Tyson Fury
• 2019: Jamel Herring

2020s

• 2020: Román González
• 2021: Kiko Martínez
• 2022: Kenshiro Teraji
• 2023: Joseph Parker

Notes and References

1. Past Winners of The Ring's Year-End Awards. February 24, 2012. The Ring. 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.