Rankings / Heavyweight / December 1972

Heavyweight rankings, December 1972

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of December 1972: 1. Joe Frazier, 2. Muhammad Ali, 3. George Foreman.

1972Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Boxerbook rating

19 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month; the top 15 are shown. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of November 1972. How it works

2395 ± 136–

2390 ± 118–

2178 ± 173–

1996 ± 115–

1983 ± 102–

1932 ± 115–

1928 ± 167–

1904 ± 109–

1868 ± 112–

1816 ± 151▲2

1857 ± 119▼1

1762 ± 102▲1

1741 ± 108▲1

1692 ± 97▲1

1671 ± 98▲1

Publisher lists, December 1972

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