Welterweight rankings, May 1971

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1971: 1. José Nápoles, 2. Emile Griffith, 3. Miguel de Oliveira.

Boxerbook rating

7 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of April 1971. How it works

1940 ± 104–

2018 ± 92–

1854 ± 192–

1790 ± 143▲1

1775 ± 102▼1

1773 ± 160new

1498 ± 100▼1

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for May 1971.