The Sam Taub Award is a yearly award presented by the
Boxing Writers Association of America 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 writers, as well as hold its writers t ...
for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism. The award is named after
Sam Taub, a journalist and radio broadcaster who is best known for his work covering
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
. It is similar to
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ...
's
Ford C. Frick Award.
Winners
*1982 --
Don Dunphy
Don Dunphy (July 5, 1908 – July 22, 1998) was an American television and radio sports announcer specializing in boxing broadcasts. Dunphy was noted for his fast-paced delivery and enthusiasm for the sport. It is estimated that he did "blow-by ...
*1983 --
Gil Clancy
*1984 --
John F.X. Condon
*1985 --
Larry Merchant
Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO sports presentations of '' HBO World Championship Boxing'', ''Boxing After Dark'' and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, called "the gre ...
*1986 --
Tim Ryan
*1987 --
Alex Wallau
*1988 --
Al Bernstein
*1989 --
Sam Rosen
*1990 --
Ross Greenburg
*1991 --
Reg Gutteridge
*1992 --
Jim Lampley
James Lampley (born April 8, 1949) is an American sportscaster, news anchor, film producer, and restaurant owner. He was best known as a blow-by-blow announcer on '' HBO World Championship Boxing'' for 30 years. He also had covered a record 14 ...
and
Barry Tompkins
*1993 --
Bob Yalen
*1994—No winner
*1995 --
Al Albert and
Sean O'Grady
*1996—No winner
*1997 --
Dave Bontempo
*1998 --
Bob Sheridan
*1999—No winner
*2000—No winner
*2001 --
Teddy Atlas
Theodore A. "Teddy" Atlas Jr. (born July 29, 1956) is an American boxing trainer and fight commentator.
Early life
The son of a doctor, Atlas grew up in a wealthy area of Staten Island, New York City, New York. His mother, Mary Riley Atlas, wa ...
*2002 --
Steve Farhood
*2003 --
Bernardo Osuna
*2004 --
Brian Kenny
*2005 --
Jay Larkin and
Rich Marotta
Rich Marotta is an American sports personality in Reno, Nevada. After spending nearly 30 years in Los Angeles, Rich worked the final five years of his radio career on LA-based KFI AM 640, broadcasting from his Nevada home. In February 2011, he ...
*2006 --
Steve Albert
*2007 --
Nick Charles
*2008 --
Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman (January 26, 1940 – May 11, 2019) was an American boxing judge and analyst. He began his career as a boxing judge in 1967 and joined the cast of '' HBO World Championship Boxing'' in 1986, and was there until HBO dropped boxing ...
*2009 --
Joe Tessitore
*2010—No winner
*2011—No winner
*2012 --
Max Kellerman
Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American sports television personality and boxing commentator. He is the host of '' This Just In with Max Kellerman'' and the co-host of ''Keyshawn, JWill and Max'' on ESPN Radio. He previously was a co-h ...
*2013 --
Paulie Malignaggi
Paul "Paulie" Malignaggi (; ; born November 23, 1980) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017 and has since worked as a boxing commentator and analyst. He held world championships in two weight classes, including ...
*2014 --
Seth Abraham
*2015—Marc Payton, Mark Taffet
*2016—Gordon Hall
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*2017 ––
Lou DiBella
Louis John DiBella Jr. (born May 17, 1960) is an American boxing promoter and television/film producer.
Education
DiBella is a graduate of Regis High School (New York City). He then continued his education at Tufts University before pursuing ...
*2018 ––
Stephen Espinoza
Stephen Espinoza (born January 1, 1970) is an American sports and corporate executive. He is the president of Showtime Sports.
Early life
Espinoza is a native of El Paso, Texas and graduated from Coronado High School (El Paso, Texas), Coronado H ...
*2019 ––
Andre Ward
Andre Michael Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super ...
References
Boxing awards