Heavyweight rankings, August 1969

Computed retroactively from today’s data and formula; not the lists as published then.

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 1969: 1. Joe Frazier, 2. Jimmy Ellis, 3. Floyd Patterson.

Boxerbook rating

15 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of July 1969. How it works

2237 ± 153–

1923 ± 109–

1939 ± 114–

1876 ± 110▲1

1869 ± 102▼1

1832 ± 111–

1793 ± 165–

1719 ± 121–

1767 ± 109–

1696 ± 94–

1680 ± 110–

1609 ± 167–

1600 ± 112–

1511 ± 113–

1444 ± 174–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for August 1969.