The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) was originally formed in 1926 as the Boxing Writers Association of Greater New York. The association's purpose is to promote better working conditions for boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 writers

Sports journalism

Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly called the toy department, because sports journalists do not concern themselves with the 'serious' topics covered by the news desk, sports...

, as well as hold its writers to the highest professional and ethical standards. The BWAA has a yearly awards banquet where it names fighter, fight, and trainer of the year, among other awards.

Annual

• Sugar Ray Robinson Award
  Edward J. Neil Trophy
  The "Sugar Ray Robinson Award" is given to the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year. The BWAA first presented the trophy in 1938...
  
   (BWAA Fighter of the Year)
• Muhammad Ali - Joe Frazier Award
  Harry Markson Award
  The "Ali-Frazier Award" 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...
  
   (BWAA Fight of the Year)
• Eddie Futch Award (BWAA Trainer of the Year)
• Al Buck Award
  Al Buck Award
  The Al Buck Award, known alternatively as the Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award, has been conferred annually since 1967 by the Boxing Writers Association of America on the manager, irrespective of nationality or class of fighter represented, adjudged by the membership of the...
  
  (BWAA Manager of the Year)
• Bill Crawford Award

External links

• Boxing Writers Association of America official website
• List of award winners from the Boxing Writers Association of America