The Ring magazine was established in 1922. Since 1983, it has named a boxer who had the most potential to become a future star in the sport as Prospect of the Year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. However, it had been discontinued between 1989 and 2010. Here is a list of The Ring magazine's Prospects of the Year:
1983 –
Kenny Baysmore
1984 –
Mark Breland
1985 –
Mike Tyson
1986 –
Michael Williams
1987 –
Engels Pedroza
1988 –
Michael Moorer
2011 –
Gary Russell, Jr.
2012 –
Keith Thurman
2013 –
Vasyl Lomachenko
2014 –
Anthony Joshua
2015 –
Takuma Inoue
2016 –
Erickson Lubin