Welterweight rankings, December 1961

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of December 1961: 1. Emile Griffith, 2. Ralph Dupas, 3. Luis Federico Thompson.

Boxerbook rating

9 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of November 1961. How it works

1863 ± 112–

1736 ± 86–

1686 ± 89▲2

1719 ± 194▼1

1652 ± 105new

1579 ± 102–

1532 ± 81–

1444 ± 87–

1376 ± 123–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for December 1961.