The Ring magazine Round of the Year

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