Heavyweight rankings, August 1970

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 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 July 1970. How it works

2266 ± 147–

2059 ± 128–

1907 ± 111–

1875 ± 105–

1856 ± 111–

1856 ± 103–

1852 ± 148–

1806 ± 122–

1732 ± 99–

1685 ± 97–

1623 ± 109▲1

1549 ± 148▼1

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