Feb

Sergey Kovalev named THE RING Fighter of the Year

There were many worthy candidates for 2014 Fighter of the Year honors — including Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue, Manny Pacquiao and Nicholas Walters — but Sergey Kovalev’s unexpected boxing-lesson win over Bernard Hopkins stood out.

Aug

Lem’s latest: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Nevada’s ‘Fighter of the Year’

by Lem Satterfield

In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we get the details on Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s second consecutive Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame “Fighter of the Year” award.

Apr

BWAA to honor Floyd Mayweather Jr. two days before Marcos Maidana fight

by Lem Satterfield

Among many award recipients, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will receive the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter of the Year” distinction for 2013 on May 1.

Dec

RingTV.com poll: Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin

by Brian Harty

Fans selected the undefeated Kazakhstani KO-machine from a crowded field of contenders for 2013’s highest individual honor. [Editor’s note: this is not THE RING magazine’s official choice for Fighter of the Year. The magazine’s official year-end awards for 2013 will be announced in the March edition.]

Dec

Nonito Donaire is voted Fighter of the Year for 2012

by Doug Fischer

Fans voted Nonito Donaire, who blazed an impressive trail in 2012 by fighting four significant bouts and committing to year-around random drug testing, the Fighter of the Year on RingTV.coms year-end award poll.