Heavyweight rankings, December 1971

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of December 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 November 1971. How it works

2386 ± 134–

2351 ± 124–

2168 ± 173–

1923 ± 112–

1909 ± 169▲1

1902 ± 106▼1

1871 ± 106–

1862 ± 109▲1

1829 ± 120▲1

1814 ± 119▼2

1786 ± 128–

1711 ± 92▲1

1698 ± 170▲1

1641 ± 100▲1

1521 ± 110▲1

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