The Ring magazine Round of the Year
The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Round of the Year since 1945, which this list covers. The award is based on the magazine's writers' criteria.Rounds of the Year by decade
1940s
- 1945Joyce–Williams, Round 12
- 1946Zale–Graziano, Round 6
- 1947Louis–Walcott, Round 4
- 1948Louis–Walcott II, Round 11
- 1949Graziano–Fusari, Round 10
1950s
- 1950LaMotta–Dauthuille II, Round 15
- 1951Marciano–Louis, Round 8
- 1952Marciano–Walcott, Round 13
- 1953Gavilan–Basilio, Round 2
- 1954Moore–Johnson V, Round 14
- 1955Moore–Olson, Round 3
- 1956Robinson–Olson IV, Round 4
- 1957Robinson–Fullmer II, Round 5
- 1958Johansson–Machen, Round 1
- 1959Johansson–Patterson, Round 3
1960s
- 1960Patterson–Johansson II, Round 5
- 1961Patterson–Johansson III, Round 1
- 1962Liston–Patterson, Round 1
- 1963Liston–Patterson II, Round 1
- 1964Torres–Olson, Round 1
- 1965Torres–Pastrano, Round 6
- 1966Ortiz–Ramos, Round 5
- 1967Tiger–Rouse, Round 12
- 1968Foster–Tiger, Round 4
- 1969Benvenuti–Rodriguez, Round 11
1970s
- 1970Ali–Bonavena, Round 15
- 1971Frazier-Ali, Round 15
- 1972Ali–Foster, Round 5
- 1973Foreman–Frazier, Round 2
- 1974Ali-Foreman, Round 8
- 1975Ali-Frazier, Round 12
- 1976Foreman–Lyle, Rounds 4 & 5
- 1977Young–Foreman, Round 12
- 1978Spinks–Ali, Round 15
- 1979Franklin–Johnson, Round 8
1980s
- 1980Saad Muhamad–Lopez, Round 8
- 1981Lee–LoCicero, Round 5
- 1982Gómez-Pintor, Round 3
- 1983Holmes–Witherspoon, Round 9
- 1984Meza–Garza, Round 1
- 1985Hagler–Hearns, Round 1
- 1986Cruz–McGuigan, Round 15
- 1987Seabrooks–Jacob, Round 1
- 1988Tyson–Spinks, Round 1
- 1989Gutierrez–Franklin, Round 12
1990s
- 1990Davis–Breland, Round 9
- 1991NO AWARD GIVEN
- 1992Bowe–Holyfield, Round 10
- 1993Norris–Waters, Round 2
- 1994Castro–Jackson, Round 9
- 1995Sorjaturong–Gonzalez, Round 7
- 1996Liles–Littles, Round 3
- 1997Gatti–Ruelas, Round 5
- 1998Robinson–Gatti II, Round 3
- 1999De La Hoya–Quartey, Round 6
2000s
- 2000Morales-Barrera, Round 5
- 2001Hopkins-Trinidad, Round 10
- 2002Ward–Gatti I, Round 9
- 2003Freitas–Barrios, Round 11
- 2004Barrera-Morales III, Round 11
- 2005Corrales–Castillo I, Round 10
- 2006Sithchatchawal–Monshipour, Round 10
- 2007Vázquez–Marquez II, Round 3
- 2008Vázquez–Marquez III, Round 4
- 2009Maidana–Ortiz, Round 1
2010s
- 2010Juan Manuel López–Bernabe Concepcion, Round 1
- 2011James Kirkland–Alfredo Angulo, Round 1
- 2012Manny Pacquiao–Juan Manuel Márquez IV, Round 5
- 2013Timothy Bradley–Ruslan Provodnikov, Round 6
- 2014Tommy Coyle–Daniel Brizuela, Round 11
- 2015Amir Imam–Fidel Maldonado, Round 3
- 2016Skender Halili–Jason Thompson, Round 2
- 2017Dominic Breazeale–Izu Ugonoh, Round 3
- 2018Deontay Wilder–Tyson Fury, Round 12
- 2019Anthony Joshua–Andy Ruiz Jr. I, Round 3