Heavyweight rankings, January 1971

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1971: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. Joe Frazier, 3. Sonny Liston.

Boxerbook rating

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

2430 ± 134–

2285 ± 142–

2059 ± 130–

1909 ± 113–

1899 ± 109–

1896 ± 137–

1878 ± 133–

1874 ± 106–

1860 ± 116–

1855 ± 104–

1685 ± 99–

1609 ± 108–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1971.