Największe niespodzianki w poszczególnych latach według redaktorów magazynu The Ring.
2008 - Bernard Hopkins UD12 Kelly Pavlik
2007 - Nonito Donaire KO5 Vic Darchinyan
2006 - Carlos Baldomir UD12 Zab Judah
2005 - Zahir Raheem UD12 Erik Morales
2004 - Glen Johnson KO9 Roy Jones Jr
2003 - Corrie Sanders TKO2 Wladimir Kliczko
2002 - Juan Carlos Rubio UD10 Francisco Bojado
2001 - Hasim Rahman KO5 Lennox Lewis
2000 - José Luis Castillo MD12 Stevie Johnston
1999 - Willy Wise UD10 Julio César Chávez
1998 - Ivan Robinson SD10 Arturo Gatti
1997 - Vince Phillips TKO10 Kostya Tszyu
1996 - Evander Holyfield TKO11 Mike Tyson
1995 - Willy Salazar TKO7 Danny Romero
1994 - Vuyani Bungu UD12 Kennedy McKinney
1993 - Simon Brown KO4 Terry Norris
1992 - Azumah Nelson TKO8 Jeff Fenech
1991 - Nagrody nie przyznano
1990 - Buster Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson
1989 - Rene Jacquot UD12 Donald Curry
1988 - Iran Barkley TKO3 Thomas Hearns
1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard SD12 Marvin Hagler
1986 - Lloyd Honeyghan TKO6 Donald Curry
1985 - Michael Spinks UD15 Larry Holmes
1984 - Gene Hatcher TKO11 Johnny Bumphus
1983 - Gerrie Coetzee KO10 Michael Dokes
1982 - Kirkland Laing UD10 Roberto Duran
1981 - Roger Stafford UD10 Pipino Cuevas
1980 - Yasutsune Uehara KO6 Sammy Serrano
1979 - Vito Antuofermo D15 Marvin Hagler
1978 - Leon Spinks W15 Muhummad Ali
1977 - Jorge Lujan KO10 Alfonso Zamora
1976 - Wilfred Benitez W15 Antonio Cervantes
1975 - John H. Stracey KO6 Jose Napoles
1974 - Muhummad Ali KO8 George Foreman
1973 - Ken Norton W12 Muhummad Ali
1972 - Esteban De Jesus W10 Roberto Duran
1971 - Alfredo Marcano KO10 Hiroshi Kobayashi
1970 - Billy Backus KO4 Jose Napoles
1969 - Leotis Martin KO9 Sonny Liston
1968 - Lionel Rose W15 Fighting Harada
1967 - Oscar Bonavena W12 Karl Mildenberger
1966 - Ki Soo Kim W15 Nino Benvenuti
1965 - Fighting Harada W15 Eder Jofre
1964 - Cassius Clay KO7 Sonny Liston
1963 - Rubin Carter KO1 Emile Griffith
1962 - Fighting Harada KO11 Pone Kingpetch
1961 - Terry Downes KO10 Paul Pender
1960 - Eloy Sanchez KO8 Jose Becerra
1959 - Ingemar Johansson KO3 Floyd Patterson
1958 - Don Jordan W15 Virgil Akins
1957 - Gene Fullmer W15 Sugar Ray Robinson
1956 - Johnny Saxton W15 Carmen Basilio
1955 - Ralph Tiger Jones W10 Sugar Ray Robinson
1954 - Paddy DeMarco W15 Jimmy Carter
1953 - Bobo Olson W15 Randy Turpin
1952 - Lauro Salas W15 Jimmy Carter
1951 - Randy Turpin W15 Sugar Ray Robinson
1950 - Vic Toweel W15 Manuel Ortiz
1949 - Robert Villemain W10 Jake LaMotta
1948 - Sandy Saddler KO4 Willie Pep
1947 - Harold Dade W15 Manuel Ortiz
1946 - Rocky Graziano KO2 Marty Servo
1945 - Rocky Graziano KO3 Billy Arnold
1944 - Juan Zurita W15 Sammy Angott
1943 - Jake LaMotta W10 Sugar Ray Robinson
1942 - Lee Savold KO8 Lou Nova
1941 - Freddie Red Cochrane W15 Fritzie Zivic
1940 - Fritzie Zivic W15 Henry Armstrong
1939 - Lou Ambers W15 Henry Armstrong
1938 - Max Baer W15 Tommy Farr
1937 - Lou Ambers W15 Pedro Montanez
1936 - Max Schmeling KO12 Joe Louis
1935 - Jimmy Braddock W15 Max Baer
1934 - Steve Hamas W12 Max Schmeling
1933 - Primo Carnera KO6 Jack Sharkey
1932 - Billy Petrolle KO12 Battling Battalino
1931 - Mickey Walker D15 Jack Sharkey
1930 - Al Singer KO1 Sammy Mandell
1929 - Spider Pladner KO1 Frankie Genaro
1928 - Andre Routis W15 Tony Canzoneri
1927 - Mike McTigue KO4 Paul Berlenbach
1926 - Pete Latzo W10 Mickey Walker
1925 - Dave Shade KO3 Jimmy Slattery
1924 - Kid Sullivan W10 Johnny Dundee
1923 - Gene Tunney W15 Harry Greb
1922 - Battling Siki KO 6 Georges Carpentier