Heavyweight rankings, January 1970

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1970: 1. Joe Frazier, 2. Sonny Liston, 3. Oscar Bonavena.

Boxerbook rating

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

2237 ± 155–

2057 ± 125–

1833 ± 103–

1832 ± 107–

1832 ± 113–

1806 ± 118–

1736 ± 156–

1727 ± 99–

1700 ± 96–

1609 ± 169–

1600 ± 114–

1599 ± 110–

1444 ± 176–

1435 ± 172new

1403 ± 145▼1

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1970.