Rankings / Heavyweight / May 1997

Heavyweight rankings, May 1997

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1997: 1. Riddick Bowe, 2. Evander Holyfield, 3. Mike Tyson.

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Boxerbook rating

36 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 April 1997. How it works

2536 ± 124–

2435 ± 107–

2347 ± 110–

2329 ± 124–

2303 ± 121–

2271 ± 117–

2188 ± 157–

2154 ± 119–

2148 ± 154–

2136 ± 174–

2109 ± 121–

2048 ± 153▲1

2041 ± 168▲1

2029 ± 121▲1

2024 ± 116▲1

Publisher lists, May 1997

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for May 1997.