Heavyweight rankings, May 1970

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1970: 1. Joe Frazier, 2. Sonny Liston, 3. Jimmy Ellis.

Boxerbook rating

14 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of April 1970. How it works

2266 ± 146–

2057 ± 127–

1907 ± 110–

1856 ± 110–

1853 ± 101▲2

1852 ± 147▼1

1841 ± 107▼1

1806 ± 120–

1733 ± 100–

1682 ± 95–

1626 ± 149–

1617 ± 109–

1569 ± 177new

1393 ± 143–

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