Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year
The US magazine The Ring has been awarding the Knockout of the Year award on a global scale since 1989 .
1980s
- 1989: Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay
1990s
- 1990: Terry Norris KO 1 John Mugabi
- 1991: no award
- 1992: Morris East TKO 11 Akinobu Hiranaka & Kennedy McKinney KO 11 Welcome Ncita
- 1993: Gerald McClellan TKO 5 Julian Jackson
- 1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer
- 1995: Julio César Vásquez TKO 11 Carl Daniels
- 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez TKO 11 Eloy Rojas
- 1997: Arturo Gatti TKO 5 Gabriel Ruelas
- 1998: Roy Jones junior KO 4 Virgil Hill
- 1999: Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Maurice Harris
2000s
- 2000: Ben Tackie TKO 10 Roberto Garcia
- 2001: Lennox Lewis KO 5 Hasim Rahman
- 2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson
- 2003: Rocky Juarez KO 10 Antonio Diaz
- 2004: Antonio Tarver TKO 2 Roy Jones junior
- 2005: Allan Green KO 1 Jaidon Codrington
- 2006: Calvin Brock KO 6 Zuri Lawrence
- 2007: Nonito Donaire TKO 5 Vic Darchinyan
- 2008: Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks
- 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton
2010s
- 2010: Sergio Gabriel Martínez KO 2 Paul Williams
- 2011: Nonito Donaire TKO 2 Fernando Montiel
- 2012: Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Manny Pacquiao
- 2013: Adonis Stevenson KO 1 Chad Dawson
- 2014: Andy Lee KO 5 John Jackson
- 2015: Saúl Álvarez KO 3 James Kirkland
- 2016: Saúl Álvarez KO 6 Amir Khan
- 2017: David Lemieux KO 3 Curtis Stevens
- 2018: Naoya Inoue KO 1 Juan Carlos Payano
- 2019: Deontay Wilder KO 7 Juan Carlos Payano
