Boxers / Tony Zale / Boxerbook rating

Tony Zale: Boxerbook rating

Tony Zale has a Boxerbook rating of 1722 ± 334 from 87 counted bouts, as of Oct 13, 2026. Not in a division list: inactive since Sep 1948 (no bout for 12 months).

Rating1722 ± 334
Placenot listed
Counted bouts87
Unknown opponents71 of 87
Schedule, career1201
Schedule, 36 monthsno bouts
Form, last 52.5 of 3.5
Data confidence13%
Statusinactive since Sep 1948

Rating over time

high 1733 · low 1192Jun 1934Aug 1949

μ at the end of each month with a bout, and of every month while active. Red dot: latest.

Bouts behind the rating

Every counted bout, newest first: the change in μ it caused (green up, red down), its weight and the rating after it. Unknown opponents: 71 of 87 bouts.

L
Marcel Cerdan
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles
Sep 21, 1948 · RTD 11/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 2117
−9
→ 1722
W
Rocky Graziano
Won NBA and The Ring middleweight titles
Jun 10, 1948 · KO 3/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 1686
+41
→ 1731
W
Lou Woods (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 19, 1948 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1690
W
Bobby Claus (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 8, 1948 · TKO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1690
W
Al Turner (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 23, 1948 · KO 5/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1682
L
Rocky Graziano
For NBA and The Ring middleweight titles
Jul 17, 1947 · TKO 6/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 1635
−55
→ 1678
W
Cliff Beckett (no page: counted as 1100)
May 8, 1947 · TKO 6/10 · weight ×1.05
+3
→ 1733
W
Al Timmons (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 1, 1947 · TKO 5/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1730
W
Tommy Charles (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 20, 1947 · KO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1726
W
Len Wadsworth
Feb 12, 1947 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1296
+7
→ 1723
W
Deacon Logan (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 3, 1947 · TKO 6/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1723
W
Rocky Graziano
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles
Sep 27, 1946 · KO 6/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 1654
+47
→ 1712
W
Eddie Rossi (no page: counted as 1100)
May 2, 1946 · KO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+5
→ 1666
W
Ira Hughes (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 12, 1946 · KO 2/10 · weight ×1.05
+5
→ 1661
W
Bobby Claus (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 26, 1946 · KO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+5
→ 1656
W
Oscar Boyd (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 7, 1946 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+5
→ 1656
W
Tony Gillo (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 17, 1946 · KO 5/10 · weight ×1.05
+6
→ 1645
W
Bobby Giles (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 7, 1946 · KO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+6
→ 1645
L
Billy Conn
Feb 13, 1942 · UD 12/12 · weight ×1.10 · opponent 1860
−11
→ 1634
W
Georgie Abrams
For NBA, vacant NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
Nov 28, 1941 · UD 15/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 1836
+55
→ 1645
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W
Billy Pryor (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 16, 1941 · KO 9/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1591
W
Ossie Harris (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 23, 1941 · KO 1/10 · weight ×1.05
+4
→ 1586
W
Al Hostak
For NBA middleweight title
May 28, 1941 · KO 2/15 · weight ×1.16 · opponent 1647
+30
→ 1582
W
Steve Mamakos (no page: counted as 1100)
Retained NBA middleweight title
Feb 21, 1941 · KO 14/15 · weight ×1.16
+5
→ 1552
W
Steve Mamakos (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 10, 1941 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
+5
→ 1546
W
Tony Martin (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 1, 1941 · TKO 7/10 · weight ×1.05
+5
→ 1546
W
Fred Apostoli
Nov 19, 1940 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1767
+37
→ 1536
L
Billy Soose
Aug 21, 1940 · UD 10/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1700
−12
→ 1499
W
Al Hostak
Won NBA middleweight title
Jul 19, 1940 · TKO 13/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 1714
+60
→ 1511
W
Baby Kid Chocolate (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 12, 1940 · KO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+7
→ 1451
W
Ben Brown (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 29, 1940 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+7
→ 1444
W
Enzo Iannozzi (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 29, 1940 · KO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+8
→ 1437
W
Al Hostak
Jan 29, 1940 · UD 10/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1768
+44
→ 1429
W
Babe Orgovan (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 8, 1939 · KO 3/8 · weight ×1.00
+9
→ 1384
W
Eddie Meleski (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 13, 1939 · TKO 1/10 · weight ×1.05
+10
→ 1376
W
Al Wardlow (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 31, 1939 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+10
→ 1366
W
Sherman Edwards (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 6, 1939 · TKO 3/6 · weight ×0.90
+9
→ 1366
W
Milton Shivers (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 14, 1939 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+11
→ 1347
W
Babe Orgovan (no page: counted as 1100)
May 23, 1939 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+10
→ 1336
W
Johnny Shaw (no page: counted as 1100)
May 1, 1939 · KO 5/8 · weight ×1.00
+11
→ 1336
L
Nate Bolden (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 2, 1939 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
−27
→ 1316
W
Enzo Innazzi (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 18, 1938 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+10
→ 1343
W
Jimmy Clark
Oct 31, 1938 · KO 2/8 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1305
+23
→ 1333
W
Tony Cisco (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 10, 1938 · UD 10/10 · weight ×1.05
+12
→ 1333
L
Billy Celebron (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 22, 1938 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
−30
→ 1298
D
Billy Celebron (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 18, 1938 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
−9
→ 1327
W
Jimmy Clark
Jun 13, 1938 · TKO 8/8 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1595
+37
→ 1337
W
Bobby LaMonte (no page: counted as 1100)
May 16, 1938 · TKO 5/8 · weight ×1.00
+14
→ 1300
W
King Wyatt (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 28, 1938 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+15
→ 1285
L
Jimmy Clark
Feb 21, 1938 · KO 1/8 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1500
−14
→ 1271
W
Henry Schaft (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 24, 1938 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+17
→ 1284
W
Nate Bolden (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 3, 1938 · SD 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+17
→ 1284
W
Nate Bolden (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 22, 1937 · PTS 5/5 · weight ×0.90
+16
→ 1251
W
Leon Jackson (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 10, 1937 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+16
→ 1251
L
Nate Bolden (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 1, 1937 · PTS 5/5 · weight ×0.90
−29
→ 1251
W
Bobby Gerry (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 18, 1937 · KO 2/4 · weight ×0.80
+18
→ 1247
W
Billy Brown (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 11, 1937 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+18
→ 1247
W
Elby Johnson (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 17, 1937 · TKO 3/4 · weight ×0.80
+20
→ 1212
L
Manuel Davila (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 16, 1937 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
−31
→ 1192
W
Elby Johnson (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 26, 1937 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+21
→ 1223
D
Jack Moran
Apr 13, 1936 · PTS 5/5 · weight ×0.90 · opponent 1265
+5
→ 1202
L
Dave Clark (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 2, 1935 · PTS 5/5 · weight ×0.90
−36
→ 1196
L
Johnny Phagan (no page: counted as 1100)
May 6, 1935 · KO 6/8 · weight ×1.00
−44
→ 1232
L
Roughhouse Glover (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 27, 1935 · TKO 9/10 · weight ×1.05
−51
→ 1277
W
Max Elling (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 11, 1935 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+22
→ 1277
W
Young Jack Blackburn (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 25, 1935 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+24
→ 1306
L
Joey Bazzone (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 28, 1934 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
−57
→ 1282
L
Jack Gibbons (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 17, 1934 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
−67
→ 1282
L
Kid Leonard (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 26, 1934 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
−79
→ 1406
W
Jack Charvez (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 5, 1934 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+18
→ 1406
W
Jack Schwartz (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 29, 1934 · TKO 4/8 · weight ×1.00
+26
→ 1467
W
Frankie Misko (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 22, 1934 · KO 6/8 · weight ×1.00
+26
→ 1467
W
Young Jack Blackburn (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 8, 1934 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+26
→ 1467
W
Mickey Misko (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 17, 1934 · KO 4/8 · weight ×1.00
+26
→ 1389
L
Mickey Misko (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 3, 1934 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
−110
→ 1389
W
Wilbur Stokes (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 27, 1934 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+14
→ 1472
L
George Black (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 15, 1934 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
−133
→ 1472
L
Billy Hood (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 13, 1934 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
−133
→ 1472
W
Bruce Wade (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 7, 1934 · KO 3/4 · weight ×0.80
+11
→ 1472
W
Bobby Millsap (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 30, 1934 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+17
→ 1713
W
Einar Hedquist (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 16, 1934 · TKO 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+17
→ 1713
W
Lou Bartell (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 9, 1934 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+17
→ 1713
W
Ossie Jefferson (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 2, 1934 · KO 3/4 · weight ×0.80
+17
→ 1713
W
Johnny Liston (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 25, 1934 · KO 3/4 · weight ×0.80
+36
→ 1644
W
Bobby Millsap (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 21, 1934 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+36
→ 1644
W
Johnny Simpson (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 15, 1934 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+36
→ 1644
W
Eddie Allen (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 11, 1934 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+36
→ 1644

Publishers and Boxerbook

Consensus: no publisher lists for the division (a list without them counts as 16).

WBC
not in top 15
WBA
not in top 15
IBF
not in top 15
WBO
not in top 15
Ring
not in top 15
TBRB
not in top 15
Boxerbook
not listed

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