Ring Magazine prospect of the year
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Ring Magazine was established in 1922. From 1983 to 1988, it gave a Prospect of the Year award to the boxer who had the most potential to become a future star in the sport.
1983: Kenny Baysmore
1984: Mark Breland
1985: Mike Tyson
1986: Michael Williams
1987: Engels Pedroza
1988: Michael Moorer
1983: Kenny Baysmore
Kenny Baysmore
Kenny Baysmore nicknamed The Technician is a former American boxer.Baysmore won the 1979 National Golden Gloves bantamweight title. He turned professional in 1981, and after a successful career start he was named The Ring Prospect of the Year in 1983...
1984: Mark Breland
Mark Breland
Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics...
1985: Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
1986: Michael Williams
Michael Williams (boxer)
Michael Williams is a former heavyweight boxer.-Boxing career:Known as "Mercury," Williams turned pro in 1984 and was considered a rising prospect after winning his first 13 fights, including a win over James Tillis. In 1987 he stepped up and lost a split decision to former champion Tim Witherspoon...
1987: Engels Pedroza
Engels Pedroza
Engels Pedroza is a former Venezuelan boxer.In 1985 he represented Venezuela on the amateur World Cup in Seoul, gaining a silver medal in lightweights. The same year he scored a victory over future professional world champion Joey Gamache in a USA-Venezuela duel meet...
1988: Michael Moorer
Michael Moorer
Michael Lee Moorer is a retired American boxer who is a former light heavyweight and heavyweight World Champion.-Biography:Moorer is a native of Monessen, Pennsylvania, which is in Southwestern Pennsylvania.-Professional career:...