Rankings / Heavyweight / May 1971

Heavyweight rankings, May 1971

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1971: 1. Joe Frazier, 2. Muhammad Ali, 3. George Foreman.

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Boxerbook rating

17 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month; the top 15 are shown. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of April 1971. How it works

2386 ± 131–

2338 ± 125–

2159 ± 174new

2059 ± 131▼1

1935 ± 123▼1

1931 ± 110▼1

1890 ± 131▼1

1883 ± 177new

1874 ± 108▼2

1862 ± 106▼2

1855 ± 106▼2

1725 ± 99new

1706 ± 98▼3

1634 ± 98new

1567 ± 179new

Publisher lists, May 1971

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