Fighter of the Year
VASYL LOMACHENKO In the 89-year history of THE RING’s Fighter of the Year award, no boxer has ever earned the honor...
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ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO When Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier came together in Manila for their third and final encounter,...
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DAVID LEMIEUX KO 3 CURTIS STEVENS 2017 gave us a lot to think about in this category. We got the Dempsey-esque image...
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After a frustrating 2016, boxing had something of a comeback as some major events featuring top fighters attracted mainstream attention...
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DOMINIC BREAZEALE-IZUAGBE UGONOH, ROUND 3 It was part primitive, part sloppy and thoroughly dramatic. For 180 seconds, Dominic Breazeale and Izuagbe...
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SADAM ALI UD 12 MIGUEL COTTO The upset of the year can be assessed from multiple angles and is subject to...
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SADAM ALI What was billed as the final bow of a boxing legend ended up as the redemption of a local...
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DERRICK JAMES When Derrick James pushes his charges just a little bit harder, or challenges the fighters to perform something they...
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JAIME MUNGUIA As the calendar turned to 2017, Jaime Munguia was largely unknown. A year later, after seven consecutive victories, he...
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CANELO ALVAREZ VS. GENNADY GOLOVKIN It’s rare that a high-stakes fight lives up to the hype both in and out of...
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