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