The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Knockout of the Year since 1989, based on the magazine's writers' criteria.

1980s

 * 1989: 🇺🇸 Michael Nunn KO 1 🇮🇹 Sumbu Kalambay

1990s
... tie: 🇺🇸 Kennedy McKinney KO 11 🇿🇦 Welcome Ncita
 * 1990: 🇺🇸 Terry Norris KO 1 🇺🇬 John Mugabi
 * 1991: no award was given
 * 1992: Morris East KO 11 🇯🇵 Akinobu Hiranaka
 * 1993: 🇺🇸 Gerald McClellan TKO 5 Julian Jackson
 * 1994: 🇺🇸 George Foreman KO 10 🇺🇸 Michael Moorer – see Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman
 * 1995: 🇦🇷 Julio César Vásquez KO 11 🇺🇸 Carl Daniels
 * 1996: 🇵🇷 Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 🇻🇪 Eloy Rojas
 * 1997: 🇨🇦 Arturo Gatti KO 5 🇲🇽 Gabriel Ruelas
 * 1998: 🇺🇸 Roy Jones Jr. KO 4 🇺🇸 Virgil Hill
 * 1999: 🇺🇸 Derrick Jefferson KO 6 🇺🇸 Maurice Harris

2000s

 * 2000: 🇬🇭 Ben Tackie KO 10 🇺🇸 Robert Garcia
 * 2001: 🇬🇧 Lennox Lewis KO 4 🇺🇸 Hasim Rahman – see Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II
 * 2002: 🇬🇧 Lennox Lewis KO 8 🇺🇸 Mike Tyson – see Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson
 * 2003: 🇺🇸 Rocky Juarez KO 10 🇩🇴 Antonio Diaz
 * 2004: 🇺🇸 Antonio Tarver KO 2 🇺🇸 Roy Jones Jr. – see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II
 * 2005: 🇺🇸 Allan Green KO 1 🇺🇸 Jaidon Codrington
 * 2006: 🇺🇸 Calvin Brock KO 6 🇺🇸 Zuri Lawrence
 * 2007: 🇵🇭 Nonito Donaire KO 5 🇦🇲 Vic Darchinyan
 * 2008: 🇨🇴 Edison Miranda KO 3 🇺🇸 David Banks
 * 2009: 🇵🇭 Manny Pacquiao KO 2 🇬🇧 Ricky Hatton – see Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao

2010s

 * 2010: 🇦🇷 Sergio Martínez KO 2 🇺🇸 Paul Williams – see Sergio Martínez vs. Paul Williams II
 * 2011: Nonito Donaire KO 2 🇲🇽 Fernando Montiel – see Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire
 * 2012: 🇲🇽 Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Manny Pacquiao – see Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
 * 2013: 🇨🇦 Adonis Stevenson TKO 1 🇺🇸 Chad Dawson
 * 2014: 🇬🇧 Carl Froch KO 8 🇬🇧 George Groves  – see Carl Froch vs. George Groves II
 * 2015: 🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez KO 3 🇺🇸 James Kirkland – see Canelo Álvarez vs. James Kirkland
 * 2016: 🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez KO 6 Amir Khan – see Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan
 * 2017: 🇨🇦 David Lemieux KO 3 🇺🇸 Curtis Stevens
 * 2018: Naoya Inoue KO 1  Juan Carlos Payano
 * 2019: 🇺🇸 Deontay Wilder KO 7 🇨🇺 Luis Ortiz – see Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II

2020s

 * 2020: 🇺🇸 Gervonta Davis KO 6 🇲🇽 Léo Santa Cruz
 * 2021: 🇺🇸 Gabriel Rosado KO 3 🇺🇿 Bektemir Melikuziev
 * 2022: 🇬🇧 Leigh Wood TKO 12 Michael Conlan
 * 2023: 🇯🇵 Junto Nakatani KO 12 🇦🇺 Andrew Moloney - see Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko