Heavyweight rankings, April 1972

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of April 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 March 1972. How it works

2387 ± 135–

2357 ± 124–

2174 ± 172–

1928 ± 164–

1923 ± 113–

1908 ± 106–

1848 ± 104–

1827 ± 118–

1820 ± 171new

1803 ± 126–

1744 ± 116▼2

1711 ± 95▼1

1698 ± 171▼1

1641 ± 102▼1

1474 ± 109▼1

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