Heavyweight rankings, August 1974

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 1974: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. George Foreman, 3. Joe Frazier.

Boxerbook rating

10 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of July 1974. How it works

2370 ± 114–

2365 ± 151–

2277 ± 120–

1974 ± 132–

1933 ± 108–

1881 ± 113–

1856 ± 149–

1729 ± 129–

1663 ± 105–

1660 ± 104–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for August 1974.