Heavyweight rankings, March 1971

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

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

Boxerbook rating

11 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of February 1971. How it works

2386 ± 130▲1

2338 ± 124▼1

2059 ± 130–

1918 ± 127▲4

1911 ± 114▼1

1878 ± 134–

1874 ± 107–

1862 ± 105▼3

1855 ± 105▲1

1685 ± 100▲1

1609 ± 109▲1

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