Fighter of the Year

Year Boxer Birthplace Division
2010 Sergio Martinez Buenos Aires, Argentina middleweight
2009 Manny Pacquiao (3) General Santos City, Philippines welterweight
2008 Manny Pacquiao (2) General Santos City, Philippines lightweight
2007 Floyd Matweather Jr (2) Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA welterweight
2006 Manny Pacquiao General Santos City, Philippines super featherweight
2005 Ricky Hatton Manchester, England light welterweight
2004 Glen Johnson Jamaica light heavyweight
2003 James Toney Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA cruiserweight
2002 Vernon Forest Augusta, GA, USA welterweight
2001 Bernard Hopkins Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA middleweight
2000 Felix Trinidad Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico light middleweight
1999 Paulie Ayala Fort Worth, TX, USA bantamweight
1998 Floyd Mayweather Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA super featherweight
1997 Evander Holyfield (3) Atmore, Alabama, USA heavyweight
1996 Evander Holyfield (2) Atmore, Alabama, USA heavyweight
1995 Oscar De La Hoya Montebello, CA, USA lightwight
1994 Roy Jones Jr Pensacola, Florida, USA middleweight
1993 Michael Carbajal Phoenix, Arizona, USA light flyweight
1992 Riddick Bowe Brooklyn, New York, USA heavyweight
1991 James Toney Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA middleweight
1990 Julio Cesar Chavez Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico light welterweight
1989 Pernell Whitaker Norfolk, Virginia, USA lightweight
1988 Mike Tyson (2) Brooklyn, New York, USA heavyweight
1987 Evander Holyfield Atmore, Alabama, USA cruiserweight
1986 Mike Tyson Brooklyn, New York, heavyweight
1985 Marvin Hagler (2)
Don Curry		 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Fort Worth, Texas,		 middleweight
welterweight
1984 Thomas Hearns (2) Memphis, Tennessee, USA light middleweight
1983 Marvin Hagler Brockton, Massachusetts, USA middleweight
1982 Larry Holmes Easton, Pennsylvania, USA heavyweight
1981 Ray Leonard (2)
Salvador Sanchez		 Wilmington, North Carolina
Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico		 welterweight
featherweight
1980 Thomas Hearns Memphis, Tennessee, USA welterweight
1979 Ray Leonard Wilmington, North Carolina welterweight
1978 Muhammad Ali (5) Louisville, Kentucky, USA heavyweight
1977 Carlos Zarate Tepito, Mexico bantamweight
1976 George Foreman (2) Marshall, Texas, USA heavyweight
1975 Muhammad Ali (4) Louisville, Kentucky, USA heavyweight
1974 Muhammad Ali (3) Louisville, Kentucky, USA heavyweight
1973 George Foreman Marshall, Texas, USA heavyweight
1972 Muhammad Ali (2)
Carlos Monzon		 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina		 heavyweight
middleweight
1971 Joe Frazier (3) Beaufort, South Carolina, USA heavyweight
1970 Joe Frazier (2) Beaufort, South Carolina, USA heavyweight
1969 Jose Napoles Santiago de Cuba, Cuba welterweight
1968 Nino Benvenuti Isola d’Istria, Slovenia middleweight
1967 Joe Frazier Beaufort, South Carolina, USA heavyweight
1966 No Award
1965 Dick Tiger (2) Amaigbo, Nigeria middleweight
1964 Emile Griffith Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands welterweight
1963 Cassius Clay Louisville, Kentucky, USA heavyweight
1962 Dick Tiger Amaigbo, Nigeria middleweight
1961 Joe Brown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA lightweight
1960 Floyd Patterson (2) Waco, North Carolina, USA heavyweight
1959 Ingemar Johansson (2) Gothenburg, Sweden heavyweight
1958 Ingemar Johansson Gothenburg, Sweden heavyweight
1957 Carmen Basillio Canastota, New York, USA middleweight
1956 Floyd Patterson Waco, North Carolina, USA heavtweight
1955 Rocky Marciano (3) Brockton, Massachusetts, USA heavyweight
1954 Rocky Marciano (2) Brockton, Massachusetts, USA heavyweight
1953 Bobo Olsen Honolulu, Hawaii, USA middleweight
1952 Rocky Marciano Brockton, Massachusetts, USA heavyweight
1951 Ray Robinson (2) Ailey, Georgia, USA middleweight
1950 Ezzard Charles (2) Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA heavyweight
1949 Ezzard Charles Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA heavyweight
1948 Ike Williams Brunswick, Georgia, USA lightweight
1947 Gus Lesnevich Cliffside Park, NJ, USA light heavyweight
1946 Tony Zale Gary, Indiana, USA middleweight
1945 Willie Pep Middletown, Connecticut, USA featherweight
1944 Beau Jack Augusta, Georgia, USA lightweight
1943 Fred Apostoli San Francisco, CA, USA middleweight
1942 Ray Robinson Ailey, Georgia, USA welterweight
1941 Joe Louis (4) LaFayette, Alabama, USA heavyweight
1940 Billy Conn East Liberty, PA, USA heavyweight
1939 Joe Louis (3) LaFayette, Alabama, USA heavyweight
1938 Joe Louis (2) LaFayette, Alabama, USA heavyweight
1937 Henry Armstrong St. Louis, MO, USA featherweight
1936 Joe Louis LaFayette, Alabama, USA heavyweight
1935 Barney Ross (2) New York, NY, USA welterweight
1934 Tony Canzoneri
Barney Ross		 New York, NY, USA
New York, NY, USA		 lightweight
welterweight
1933 No Award
1932 Jack Sharkey Binghamton, New York, USA heavyweight
1931 Tommy Loughran Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA heavyweight
1930 Max Schmeling Klein Luckow, Germany heavyweight
1929 Tommy Loughran Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA heavyweight
1928 Gene Tunney New York, NY, USA heavyweight
( )  Indicates number of times awarded ring magazine fighter of the year