Heavyweight rankings, January 1977

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1977: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. George Foreman, 3. Joe Frazier.

Boxerbook rating

8 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of December 1976. How it works

2478 ± 107–

2354 ± 128–

2214 ± 116–

2066 ± 119–

1942 ± 168–

1896 ± 113–

1873 ± 103–

1440 ± 126–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1977.