Ring Magazine

Fighter of the Year

Year	Winner
1928	Gene Tunney
1929	Tommy Loughran
1930	Max Schmeling
1931	Tommy Loughran
1932	Jack Sharkey
1933	No award
1934	Tony Canzoneri
TIE	Barney Ross
1935	Barney Ross
1936	Joe Louis
1937	Henry Armstrong
1938	Joe Louis
1939	Joe Louis
1940	Billy Conn
1941	Joe Louis
1942	Sugar Ray Robinson
1943	Fred Apostoli
1944	Beau Jack
1945	Willie Pep
1946	Tony Zale
1947	Gus Lesnevich
1948	Ike Williams
1949	Ezzard Charles
1950	Ezzard Charles
1951	Sugar Ray Robinson
1952	Rocky Marciano
1953	Carl (Bobo) Olson
1954	Rocky Marciano
1955	Rocky Marciano
1956	Floyd Patterson
1957	Carmen Basilio
1958	Ingemar Johansson
1959	Ingemar Johansson
1960	Floyd Patterson
1961	Joe Brown
1962	Dick Tiger
1963	Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali]
1964	Emile Griffith
1965	Dick Tiger
1966	No award
1967	Joe Frazier
1968	Nino Benvenuti
1969	Jose Napoles
1970	Joe Frazier
1971	Joe Frazier
1972	Muhammad Ali
TIE	Carlos Monzon
1973	George Foreman
1974	Muhammad Ali
1975	Muhammad Ali
1976	George Foreman
1977	Carlos Zarate
1978	Muhammad Ali
1979	Sugar Ray Leonard
1980	Thomas Hearns
1981	Sugar Ray Leonard
TIE	Salvador Sanchez
1982	Larry Holmes
1983	Marvin Hagler
1984	Thomas Hearns
1985	Donald Curry
TIE	Marvin Hagler
1986	Mike Tyson
1987	Evander Holyfield
1988	Mike Tyson
1989	Pernell Whitaker
1990	Julio Cesar Chavez
1991	James Toney
1992	Riddick Bowe
1993	Michael Carbajal
1994	Roy Jones Jr.
1995	Oscar De La Hoya
1996	Evander Holyfield
1997	Evander Holyfield
1998	Floyd Mayweather Jr.
1999	Paulie Ayala
2000	Felix Trinidad
2001	Bernard Hopkins

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Fight of the Year

Year	Winner	Result	Loser
1945	Rocky Graziano	KO 10	Red Cochrane
1946	Tony Zale	KO 6	Rocky Graziano
1947	Rocky Graziano	KO 6	Tony Zale
1948	Marcel Cerdan	KO 12	Tony Zale
1949	Willie Pep	W 15	Sandy Saddler
1950	Jake LaMotta	KO 15	Laurent Dauthuille
1951	Jersey Joe Walcott	KO 7	Ezzard Charles
1952	Rocky Marciano	KO 13	Jersey Joe Walcott
1953	Rocky Marciano	KO 11	Roland LaStarza
1954	Rocky Marciano	KO 8	Ezzard Charles
1955	Carmen Basilio	KO 12	Tony DeMarco
1956	Carmen Basilio	KO 9	Johnny Saxton
1957	Carmen Basilio	W 15	Sugar Ray Robinson
1958	Sugar Ray Robinson	W 15	Carmen Basilio
1959	Gene Fullmer	KO 14	Carmen Basilio
1960	Floyd Patterson	KO 5	Ingemar Johansson
1961	Joe Brown	W 15	Dave Charnley
1962	Joey Giardello	W 10	Henry Hank
1963	Cassius Clay	W 10	Doug Jones
1964	Cassius Clay	KO 7	Sonny Liston
1965	Floyd Patterson	W 12	George Chuvalo
1966	Jose Torres	W 15	Eddie Cotton
1967	Nino Benvenuti	W 15	Emile Griffith
1968	Dick Tiger	W 10	Frank DePaula
1969	Joe Frazier	KO 7	Jerry Quarry
1970	Carlos Monzon	KO 12	Nino Benvenuti
1971	Joe Frazier	W 15	Muhammad Ali
1972	Bob Foster	KO 14	Chris Finnegan
1973	George Foreman	KO 2	Joe Frazier
1974	Muhammad Ali	KO 8	George Foreman
1975	Muhammad Ali	KO 14	Joe Frazier
1976	George Foreman	KO 4	Ron Lyle
1977	Jimmy Young	W 12	George Foreman
1978	Leon Spinks	W 15	Muhammad Ali
1979	Danny Lopez	KO 15	Mike Ayala
1980	Saad Muhammad	KO 14	Yaqui Lopez
1981	Sugar Ray Leonard	KO 14	Thomas Hearns
1982	Bobby Chacon	W 15	Rafael Limon
1983	Bobby Chacon	W 12	C. Boza-Edwards
1984	Jose Luis Ramirez	KO 4	Edwin Rosario
1985	Marvin Hagler	KO 3	Thomas Hearns
1986	Stevie Cruz	W 15	Barry McGuigan
1987	Sugar Ray Leonard	W 12	Marvin Hagler
1988	Tony Lopez	W 12	Rocky Lockridge
1989	Roberto Duran	W 12	Iran Barkley
1990	Julio Cesar Chavez	KO 12	Meldrick Taylor
1991	Robert Quiroga	W 12	Akeem Anifowoshe
1992	Riddick Bowe	W 12	Evander Holyfield
1993	Michael Carbajal	KO 7	Humberto Gonzalez
1994	Jorge Castro	TKO 9	John David Jackson
1995	Saman Sorjaturong	KO 7	Chiquita Gonzalez
1996	Evander Holyfield	TKO 11	Mike Tyson
1997	Arturo Gatti	KO 5	Gabriel Ruelas
1998	Ivan Robinson	W 10	Arturo Gatti
1999	Paulie Ayala	W 12	Johnny Tapia
2000	Erik Morales	W 12	Marco Antonio Barrera
2001	Micky Ward	W 10	Emanuel Burton

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Boxing Writers'
Association of America

Edward J. Neil Trophy

(Awarded to the person who has done the most for boxing during the year. Named for an Associated Press sportswriter and war correspondent who died of shrapnel wounds in 1938 while covering the Spanish Civil War.)

Year	Winner
1938	Jack Dempsey
1939	Billy Conn
1940	Henry Armstrong
1941	Joe Louis
1942	Sgt. Barney Ross
1943	Boxers in the armed forces
1944	Benny Leonard
1945	James J. Walker
1946	Tony Zale
1947	Gus Lesnevich
1948	Ike Williams
1949	Ezzard Charles
1950	Sugar Ray Robinson
1951	Jersey Joe Walcott
1952	Rocky Marciano
1953	Kid Gavilan
1954	Carl "Bobo" Olson
1955	Carmen Basilio
1956	Floyd Patterson
1957	Carmen Basilio
1958	Archie Moore
1959	Ingemar Johansson
1960	Floyd Patterson
1961	Gene Fullmer
1962	Dick Tiger
1963	Emile Griffith
1964	Willie Pastrano
1965	Muhammad Ali
1966	Dick Tiger
1967	Carlos Ortiz
1968	Bob Foster
1969	Joe Frazier
1970	Ken Buchanan
1971	Joe Frazier
1972	Carlos Monzon
1973	George Foreman
1974	Muhammad Ali
1975	Muhammad Ali
TIE	Joe Frazier
1976	Olympic Gold Medalists:
	Howard Davis
	Leo Randolph
	Sugar Ray Leonard
	Leon Spinks
	Michael Spinks
1977	Ken Norton
1978	Larry Holmes
1979	Sugar Ray Leonard
1980	Thomas Hearns
1981	Sugar Ray Leonard
1982	Aaron Pryor
1983	Marvin Hagler
1984	Thomas Hearns
1985	Marvin Hagler
1986	Mike Tyson
1987	Julio Cesar Chavez
1988	Mike Tyson
1989	Pernell Whitaker
1990	Evander Holyfield
1991	James Toney
1992	Riddick Bowe
1993	Pernell Whitaker
1994	George Foreman
1995	Oscar De La Hoya
1996	Evander Holyfield
1997	Evander Holyfield
1998	Shane Mosley
1999	Lennox Lewis
2000	Felix Trinidad, Jr.
2001	Bernard Hopkins

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Al Buck Award
(Manager of the Year)

Year	Winner
1967	Gil Clancy
1968	Angelo Dundee
1969	Yancey Durham
1970	Dick Sadler
1971	Yancey Durham
1972	Paddy Flood, Gregorio Benitez
1973	Gil Clancy
1974	Herbert Muhammad
1975	Eddie Futch
1976	Bob Biron
1977	Bill Slayton
1978	Richie Giachetti
1979	Angelo Dundee
1980	Emanuel Steward
1981	Janks Morton
	Michael Trainer
1982	Howard Albert
	Carlos Espada
	Emile Griffith
1983	Goody and Pat Petronelli
1984	Lou Duva
1985	Dave Gorman
	Paul Reyes
1986	Jim Jacobs
1987	Bill Cayton
1988	Kevin Rooney
1989	Emanuel Steward
1990	Shelly Finkel
1991	Al Certo
1992	Rock Newman
1993	Lou Duva
	Shelly Finkel
1994	George Foreman
1995	Fred and Stanly Levin
1996	No Award
1997	Pat Lynch
1998	Floyd Mayweather Sr.
1999	Panos Eliades, Frank Maloney
2000	Felix Trinidad, Sr.
2001	Ricardo Maldonado Sr

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James J. Walker Award
(Long and Meritorious Service)

Year	Winner
1940	James J. Walker
1941	Gene Tunney
1942	No Award
1943	Nat Fleischer
1944	John J. Phelan
1945	James J. Johnston
1946	Mike Jacobs
1947	James A. Farley
1948	Dan Morgan
1949	Abe J. Greene
1950	Wilbur Wood
1951	Edward P. F. Eagan
1952	George A. Barton
1953	Dr. Vincent A. Nardiello
1954	James J. Braddock
1955	Harry Mendel
1956	Frank Graham
1957	Jack Dempsey
1958	Sam Taub
1959	Marv Jensen
1960	Ned Brown
1961	Dr. Alexander Schiff
1962	Dr. Mal Stevens
1963	Harry Markson
1964	Mickey Walker
1965	Jack Cuddy
1966	Nat Fleischer
1967	Joe Louis
1968	John Condon
1969	Murray Goodman
1970	Don Dunphy
1971	Teddy Brenner
1972	Dr. Edwin Campbell
1973	Barney Nagler
1974	Bobby Gleason
1975	Daniel M. Daniel
1976	Duke Stefano
1977	Chris Dundee
1978	Ray Arcel
	Freddie Brown
1979	Bobby Goodman
	Marvin Kohn
1980	Nat Loubet
1981	Bill Gallo
1982	Eddie Futch
1983	Tom Kenville
1984	Muhammad Ali
1985	Irving Rudd
1986	Dick Young
1987	Jack Fiske
1988	Arthur Mercante
1989	Marty Cohen
1990	Jay Edson
1991	Howard Albert
1992	Ralph Citro
1993	Lou Duva
1994	Willie Pep
1995	Floyd Patterson
1996	Angelo Dundee
1997	Mills Lane
1998	Steve Acunto
1999	Al Gavin
	Bob Jackson
	Russell Peltz
2000	Gil Clancy
2001	Don and Lorraine Chargin

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John F.X. Condon Award
(Trainer of the Year)

Year	Winner
1989	George Benton
1990	George Benton
1991	Eddie Futch
1992	Eddie Futch
1993	Emanuel Steward
1994	Teddy Atlas
1995	Felix Trinidad, Sr.
1996	Don Turner
1997	Emanuel Steward
1998	Jack Mosley
1999	Miguel Diaz
2000	Felix Trinidad, Sr.
2001	Bouie Fisher

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