The Ring magazine Upset of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named an Upset of the Year since 1970. The award, based on the magazine's writers' criteria, is given to a fight that resulted in an outcome that was highly contrary to general expectations.^[1]

Upsets of the Year by decade

1970s

1970 – Billy Backus KO 4 Jose Napoles
1971 – Alfredo Marcano KO 10 Hiroshi Kobayashi
1972 – Esteban De Jesús W 10 Roberto Durán
1973 – Ken Norton W 12 Muhammad Ali – see also Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton
1974 – Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman – see also The Rumble in the Jungle
1975 – John H. Stracey KO 6 Jose Napoles
1976 – Wilfred Benítez W 15 Antonio Cervantes
1977 – Jorge Luján KO 10 Alfonso Zamora
1978 – Leon Spinks W 15 Muhammad Ali – see also Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks
1979 – Vito Antuofermo D 15 Marvin Hagler

1980s

1980 – Yasutsune Uehara KO 6 Samuel Serrano
1981 – Roger Stafford W 10 Pipino Cuevas
1982 – Kirkland Laing W 10 Roberto Durán
1983 – Gerrie Coetzee KO 10 Michael Dokes – see also Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee
1984 – Gene Hatcher TKO 11 Johnny Bumphus
1985 – Michael Spinks W 15 Larry Holmes
1986 – Lloyd Honeyghan RTD 6 Donald Curry
1987 – Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 Marvelous Marvin Hagler
1988 – Iran Barkley TKO 3 Thomas Hearns – see also Thomas Hearns vs. Iran Barkley
1989 – Rene Jacquot W 12 Donald Curry

1990s

1990 – James Douglas KO 10 Mike Tyson – see also Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas
1991 – No award given
1992 – Azumah Nelson KO 8 Jeff Fenech
1993 – Simon Brown KO 4 Terry Norris
1994 – Vuyani Bungu W 12 Kennedy McKinney
1995 – Willy Salazar KO 7 Danny Romero
1996 – Evander Holyfield TKO 11 Mike Tyson – see also Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield
1997 – Vince Phillips KO 10 Kostya Tszyu
1998 – Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti
1999 – Willy Wise W 10 Julio César Chávez

2000s

2000 – José Luis Castillo W 12 Stevie Johnston
2001 – Hasim Rahman KO 5 Lennox Lewis – see also Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman
2002 – Juan Carlos Rubio W 10 Francisco Bojado
2003 – Corrie Sanders ТKO 2 Wladimir Klitschko – see also Wladimir Klitschko vs. Corrie Sanders
2004 – Glen Johnson KO 9 Roy Jones Jr. – see also Glen Johnson vs. Roy Jones Jr.
2005 – Zahir Raheem W 12 Erik Morales
2006 – Carlos Manuel Baldomir W 12 Zab Judah
2007 – Nonito Donaire KO 5 Vic Darchinyan
2008 – Bernard Hopkins W 12 Kelly Pavlik – see also Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik
2009 – Juan Carlos Salgado KO 1 Jorge Linares

2010s

2010 – Jason Litzau W 10 Celestino Caballero
2011 – Nobuhiro Ishida KO 1 James Kirkland
2012 – Sonny Boy Jaro TKO 6 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
2013 – Marcos Maidana W 12 Adrien Broner – see also Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana
2014 – Chris Algieri W 12 Ruslan Provodnikov
2015 – Tyson Fury W 12 Wladimir Klitschko – see also Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tyson Fury
2016 – Joe Smith Jr. TKO 1 Andrzej Fonfara
2017 – Sadam Ali W 12 Miguel Cotto
2018 – Cristofer Rosales TKO 9 Daigo Higa
2019 – Andy Ruiz Jr. TKO 7 Anthony Joshua – see also Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.

2020s

2020 – Teófimo López W 12 Vasiliy Lomachenko – see also Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teófimo López
2021 – George Kambosos Jr W 12 Teófimo López – see also Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr.
2022 – Jai Opetaia W 12 Mairis Briedis
2023 – Rafael Espinoza W 12 Robeisy Ramírez

References

↑ "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

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