Heavyweight rankings, February 1972

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of February 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 January 1972. How it works

2387 ± 134–

2351 ± 125–

2170 ± 173–

1924 ± 165–

1923 ± 112–

1902 ± 107–

1862 ± 110▲1

1848 ± 103▼1

1814 ± 120▲1

1801 ± 119▼1

1795 ± 127–

1711 ± 94–

1698 ± 170–

1641 ± 101–

1521 ± 111–

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