The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year
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The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Knockout of the Year since 1989, based on the magazine's writers' criteria.
Knockouts of the Year by decade
1980s
- 1989: United States Michael Nunn KO 1 Italy Sumbu Kalambay –see Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay
1990s
- 1990: United States Terry Norris KO 1 Uganda John Mugabi–see John Mugabi vs. Terry Norris
- 1991: no award given
- 1992: Philippines Morris East KO 11 Japan Akinobu Hiranaka ... tie: United States Kennedy McKinney KO 11 South Africa Welcome Ncita
- 1993: United States Gerald McClellan TKO 5 United States Virgin Islands Julian Jackson see Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan
- 1994: United States George Foreman KO 10 United States Michael Moorer–see Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman
- 1995: Argentina Julio César Vásquez KO 11 United States Carl Daniels see Carl Daniels vs. Julio César Vásquez
- 1996: Puerto Rico Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Venezuela Eloy Rojas
- 1997: Canada Arturo Gatti KO 5 Mexico Gabriel Ruelas
- 1998: United States Roy Jones Jr. KO 4 United States Virgil Hill see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill
- 1999: United States Derrick Jefferson KO 6 United States Maurice Harris
2000s
- 2000: Ghana Ben Tackie KO 10 United States Robert Garcia
- 2001: United Kingdom Lennox Lewis KO 4 United States Hasim Rahman–see Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II
- 2002: United Kingdom Lennox Lewis KO 8 United States Mike Tyson–see Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
- 2003: United States Rocky Juarez KO 10 Dominican Republic Antonio Diaz
- 2004: United States Antonio Tarver KO 2 United States Roy Jones Jr.–see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II
- 2005: United States Allan Green KO 1 United States Jaidon Codrington
- 2006: United States Calvin Brock KO 6 United States Zuri Lawrence
- 2007: Philippines Nonito Donaire TKO 5 Armenia Vic Darchinyan
- 2008: Colombia Edison Miranda KO 3 United States David Banks
- 2009: Philippines Manny Pacquiao KO 2 United Kingdom Ricky Hatton–see Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao
2010s
- 2010: Argentina Sergio Martínez KO 2 United States Paul Williams–see Sergio Martínez vs. Paul Williams II
- 2011: Philippines Nonito Donaire TKO 2 Mexico Fernando Montiel–see Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire
- 2012: Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Philippines Manny Pacquiao–see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
- 2013: Canada Adonis Stevenson TKO 1 United States Chad Dawson
- 2014: United Kingdom Carl Froch KO 8 United Kingdom George Groves–see Carl Froch vs. George Groves II
- 2015: Mexico Canelo Álvarez KO 3 United States James Kirkland–see Canelo Álvarez vs. James Kirkland
- 2016: Mexico Canelo Álvarez KO 6 United Kingdom Amir Khan–see Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan
- 2017: Canada David Lemieux KO 3 United States Curtis Stevens
- 2018: Japan Naoya Inoue KO 1 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano
- 2019: United States Deontay Wilder KO 7 Cuba Luis Ortiz–see Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II
2020s
- 2020: United States Gervonta Davis KO 6 Mexico Léo Santa Cruz
- 2021: United States Gabriel Rosado KO 3 Uzbekistan Bektemir Melikuziev
- 2022: United Kingdom Leigh Wood TKO 12 Republic of Ireland Michael Conlan
- 2023: Japan Junto Nakatani KO 12 Australia Andrew Moloney
- 2024: United Kingdom Daniel Dubois KO 5 United Kingdom Anthony Joshua–see Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois
- 2025: United States Brian Norman Jr. KO 5 Japan Jin Sasaki