Heavyweight rankings, August 1971

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

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

Boxerbook rating

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

2386 ± 132–

2348 ± 124–

2159 ± 175–

1935 ± 124–

1923 ± 110–

1893 ± 132–

1883 ± 178–

1878 ± 109–

1862 ± 107–

1855 ± 108–

1725 ± 101–

1706 ± 99–

1634 ± 99–

1567 ± 180–

1521 ± 108–

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