The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Fighter of the Year since 1928, which this list covers. The award, selected by the magazine editors, is based on a boxer's performance in the ring.[https://www.ringtv.com/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards/ "Past Winners of The Ring Year-End Awards"]. The Ring. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

Award winners

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of times a boxer has won the award by that year.

=1920s=

1928: Gene Tunney
1929: Tommy Loughran

=1930s=

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1930: Max Schmeling
1931: Tommy Loughran (2)
1932: Jack Sharkey
1933: no award given
1934: Tony Canzoneri and Barney Ross
1935: Barney Ross (2)
1936: Joe Louis
1937: Henry Armstrong
1938: Joe Louis (2)
1939: Joe Louis (3)

=1940s=

1940: Billy Conn
1941: Joe Louis (4)
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

=1950s=

1950: Ezzard Charles (2)
1951: Sugar Ray Robinson (2)
1952: Rocky Marciano
1953: Bobo Olson
1954: Rocky Marciano (2)
1955: Rocky Marciano (3)
1956: Floyd Patterson
1957: Carmen Basilio
1958: Ingemar Johansson
1959: Ingemar Johansson (2)

=1960s=

File:Muhammad Ali, gtfy.00140.jpg has been named Fighter of the Year more times than any other boxer in history. He was disqualified from the honor from 1964 to 1966 due to controversy over his religious and political beliefs,{{cite magazine |last=Daniel |first=Dan |date=March 1967 |title=No Fighter of the Year: Clay's Fine 1966 Record Discounted by Refusal to Accept Army Draft |url=https://www.ringtv.com/622484-book-excerpt-celebrates-the-best-of-muhammad-ali-in-the-1960s/ |magazine= THE RING|pages=6, 58}} but it was retroactively awarded in December 2016. Ali won the award six times in total.]]