January 1980
I picked 1980 as a starting point to complete my boxing magazine collection as that was the year I first discovered The Ring. I was browsing a magazine aisle when I laid eyes on a magazine featuring Leonard and Duran on the front cover. Until then I didn't even know boxing magazines existed. Years later I decided to center on completing my Ring collection from 1980 forward. And also that of KO magazine. Of course I own plenty of other magazines like The Big Book of Boxing and Boxing Illustrated etc, but for cataloging purposes I'm just trying to get The Ring and KO completed....for now !
I picked 1980 as a starting point to complete my boxing magazine collection as that was the year I first discovered The Ring. I was browsing a magazine aisle when I laid eyes on a magazine featuring Leonard and Duran on the front cover. Until then I didn't even know boxing magazines existed. Years later I decided to center on completing my Ring collection from 1980 forward. And also that of KO magazine. Of course I own plenty of other magazines like The Big Book of Boxing and Boxing Illustrated etc, but for cataloging purposes I'm just trying to get The Ring and KO completed....for now !
February 1980
March 1980
April 1980
May 1980
June 1980
July 1980
The first boxing magazine I ever bought.
The first boxing magazine I ever bought.
August 1980
September 1980
October 1980
November 1980
December 1980
My vote for best cover of the year.
My vote for best cover of the year.
January 1981
February 1981
March 1981
April 1981
May 1981
June 1981
July 1981
August 1981
September 1981
October 1981
November 1981
December 1981
January 1982
February 1982
March 1982
April 1982
May 1982
June 1982
July 1982
August 1982
September 1982
October 1982
November 1982
December 1982
January 1983
February 1983
March 1983
April 1983
May 1983
June 1983
July 1983
August 1983
September 1983
October 1983
November 1983
December 1983
February 1984 (no issue published in January)
March 1984
April 1984
May 1984
June 1984
July 1984
August 1984
September 1984
October 1984
December 1984 (no issued published for November)
January 1985 (revamped smaller The Ring)
February 1985
March 1985
April 1985
May 1985
June 1985
July 1985
August 1985
September 1985
October 1985
November 1985
December 1985
January 1986
February 1986
March 1986
April 1986
May 1986
June 1986
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August 1986
September 1986
October 1986
November 1986
December 1986
February 1987 (The Ring did not publish a January 1987 issue)
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