Before Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido even threw a punch, their junior lightweight bout in June was hailed as one to watch.

Up now: 2016 Fight of the Year nominees. 1922 – Harry Greb W 15 Gene ... 2016 – Francisco ... an equivalent by the Boxing Writers Association of America; References "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. 4: Robert Guerrero vs. Andre Berto—November 24, 2012 7 of 10 On deck: Round of the Year winner and Fighter of the Year candidates. In the fifth round, Lampley remained in awe by the action: "There are many, many professional prizefighters who never want to be in a fight like this even once in their career." From BoxRec. Boxing’s top 10 fights of 2019, plus the worst fight of the year New, 84 comments We saw some great action across the boxing world this year, and we …

By Matthias Predonzan: Approaching the end of 2016, it is the time for the traditional practice to determine the best and more unique moments in boxing, during the closing year.. Fights indicated by @ also included the Ring Magazine Round of the Year. Following their epic 2016 “Fight of the Year” candidate fight this past April 15, at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai, (26-3-2, 23 KO’s) and Jesus “Renuente” Soto-Karass, (28-10-4, 18 KO’s), will meet in the ring once again on Saturday, September 10 for a highly anticipated re-match from the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles. No. Fights of the Year by decade 1920s. Fights indicated by # also named the Ring Magazine Upset of the Year. With the new year approaching it’s time to reflect on the best boxing action of 2016, so in no particular order…. 2016 ESPN.com Boxing Awards. ... As selected by The Ring magazine in each year. 2016 Fight Of The Year Nominations: Carl Frampton W12 Leo Santa Cruz: Healthy contingents of both Irish and Mexican fight fans created a raucous atmosphere as Frampton and Santa Cruz went to war for 12 fast-paced rounds with the underdog, Frampton, pulling out a close points win. The raging bad blood that British heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora brought into the ring paid off, as they waged a thrilling fight that included the 2016 ESPN.com round of the year.
The fight went the way everyone expected it to and was a slugfest, showcasing two … ‘Best of Boxing’, is the annual ranking of the best boxing fights of the year 2016, matches rated by AllTheBestFights. Their breathtaking battle will go down as one of the best heavyweight title fights in history and was the slam-dunk pick for 2017 ESPN.com fight of the year.

0:56 0:56 • Dec 29, 2016 More information on this video Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter promised a Fight of the Year caliber performance in their 147-pound title clash. Boxing’s top 10 fights of 2019, plus the worst fight of the year New, 84 comments We saw some great action across the boxing world this year, and we … Surprisingly, 2016 has been a quiet but entertaining year in boxing. There have been a number of FOTY caliber fights, but for me the fight of the year has to be Orlando Salido vs. Francisco Vargas.

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has since named a Fight of the Year, which this list covers. British fight of the year 2019 ... has been a very good year for fights and the WBSS Super Lightweight and Bantamweight tournaments reminded us of what boxing could be like when the best fight … Best 10 Boxing Fights of 2016 By: Jordan Seward.