Heavyweight rankings, January 1972

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1972: 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 December 1971. How it works

2387 ± 134–

2351 ± 125–

2168 ± 173–

1924 ± 164▲1

1923 ± 112▼1

1902 ± 107–

1871 ± 107–

1862 ± 110–

1829 ± 120–

1814 ± 120–

1786 ± 129–

1711 ± 93–

1698 ± 170–

1641 ± 100–

1521 ± 110–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1972.