Ali–Frazier Award
# Ali–Frazier Award

The Ali–Frazier Award (known as the Harry Markson Award prior to 2009) is given annually to the fighters who compete in the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fight of the Year. The award has been conferred annually since the BWAA's awards dinner in 2003. The BWAA votes on the best fight of each year regardless of the weight class or nationality of the fighters.

The award was originally named for Harry Markson, a boxing promoter and publicist who served for five years as the president of boxing operations at Madison Square Garden. In 2009, the award was renamed the Ali–Frazier Award in honor of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and their epic fight trilogy. The award is presented with other honors given by the BWAA at an annual awards dinner.

## List of winners

| Year | Date | Location | Winner | Loser | Result | Weight class | World title(s) at stake | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | May 18 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Micky Ward United States | Arturo Gatti Canada | Majority decision after 10 rounds (95-93, 94-93, 94-94) | Welterweight | None | First fight in Gatti-Ward trilogy |
| 2003 | April 26 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | James Toney United States | Vassily Jirov Kazakhstan | Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (117-109, 117-109, 116-110) | Cruiserweight | IBF cruiserweight title (Jirov) | |
| 2004 | November 27 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Marco Antonio Barrera Mexico | Erik Morales Mexico | Majority decision after 12 rounds (115-113, 115-114, 114-114) | Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight (Barrera) | Final fight of trilogy between the two |
| 2005 | May 7 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Diego Corrales United States | José Luis Castillo Mexico | Technical knockout, in tenth of 12 rounds | Lightweight | WBC lightweight title (Castillo) WBO lightweight title (Corrales) | First of two 2005 fights between the two |
| 2006 | March 18 | Levallois-Perret, France | Somsak Sithchatchawal Thailand | Mahyar Monshipour France | Technical knockout, in tenth of 12 rounds | Super bantamweight | WBA super bantamweight title (Monshipour) | |
| 2007 | September 29 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Kelly Pavlik United States | Jermain Taylor United States | Technical knockout, in seventh of 12 rounds | Middleweight | WBC and WBO middleweight titles (Taylor) | First of two fights between the two |
| 2008 | March 1 | Carson, California, United States | Israel Vázquez Mexico | Rafael Márquez Mexico | Split decision after 12 rounds (114-111, 113-112, 111-114) | Super bantamweight | WBC super bantamweight title (Vázquez) | Third fight of the Israel Vázquez-Rafael Márquez rivalry |
| 2009 | February 28 | Houston, Texas, United States | Juan Manuel Márquez Mexico | Juan Díaz United States | Technical knockout, in ninth of 12 rounds | Lightweight | WBO lightweight title (vacant) WBA (Super) lightweight title (vacant) | First of two fights between the two |
| 2010 | December 11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Amir Khan United Kingdom | Marcos Maidana Argentina | Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (114-111, 114-111, 113-112) | Light welterweight | WBA light welterweight title (Khan) | Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana |
| 2011 | July 15 | New York, New York, United States | Majority draw after ten rounds (97-93, 95-95, 95-95) between Delvin Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak | Majority draw after ten rounds (97-93, 95-95, 95-95) between Delvin Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak | Majority draw after ten rounds (97-93, 95-95, 95-95) between Delvin Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak | Super welterweight | None | First of two fights between the two |
| 2012 | December 8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Juan Manuel Marquez Mexico | Manny Pacquiao Philippines | Knockout, in the sixth of 12 rounds | Welterweight | None | Fourth fight between the two |
| 2013 | March 16 | Carson, California, United States | Timothy Bradley United States | Ruslan Provodnikov Russia | Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (115-112, 114-113, 114-113) | Welterweight | WBO welterweight title (Bradley) | |
| 2014 | April 26 | Carson, California, United States | Lucas Matthysse Argentina | John Molina, Jr. United States | Knockout, in the eleventh of 12 rounds | Light welterweight | None | |
| 2015 | November 21 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Francisco Vargas Mexico | Takashi Miura Japan | Technical knockout, in the ninth of 12 rounds | Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight title (Miura) | |
| 2016 | June 4 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, United States | Majority draw after 12 rounds (115-113, 114-114, 114-114) between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido | Majority draw after 12 rounds (115-113, 114-114, 114-114) between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido | Majority draw after 12 rounds (115-113, 114-114, 114-114) between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido | Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight title (Vargas) | |
| 2017 | April 29 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Anthony Joshua United Kingdom | Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine | Knockout, after 11 rounds | Heavyweight | IBF heavyweight title (Joshua) WBA (Super) heavyweight title (vacant) | Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko |
| 2018 | April 7 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, United States | Jarrett Hurd United States | Erislandy Lara Cuba | Split decision after 12 rounds (113-114, 114-113, 114-113) | Super welterweight | WBA (Super) super welterweight title (Lara) IBF super welterweight title (Hurd) | |
| 2019 | November 7 | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan | Naoya Inoue Japan | Nonito Donaire Philippines | Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (117-109, 116-111, 114-113) | Bantamweight | WBA (Super) bantamweight title (Donaire) IBF bantamweight title (Inoue) | 2018-19 World Boxing Super Series Bantamweight final |
| 2020 | October 3 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada | Jose Zepeda United States | Ivan Baranchyk Belarus | Knockout, in the fifth of 10 rounds | Light welterweight | None | Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk |
| 2021 | October 9 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada | Tyson Fury United Kingdom | Deontay Wilder United States | Knockout, in the eleventh of 12 rounds | Heavyweight | WBC heavyweight title (Fury) | Final fight of trilogy between the two |
| 2022 | March 12 | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England | Leigh Wood United Kingdom | Michael Conlan Ireland | Technical knockout, in the twelfth of 12 rounds | Featherweight | WBA (Regular) featherweight title (Wood) |
