Heavyweight rankings, July 1970

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

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

Boxerbook rating

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

2266 ± 147–

2059 ± 127–

1907 ± 111–

1875 ± 105–

1856 ± 111–

1856 ± 102–

1852 ± 148–

1806 ± 121–

1737 ± 101–

1685 ± 96–

1626 ± 150–

1623 ± 109–

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