Welterweight rankings, May 1972

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1972: 1. José Nápoles, 2. Hedgemon Lewis, 3. Elisha Obed.

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 1972. How it works

1993 ± 100–

1789 ± 124–

1744 ± 141–

1714 ± 127–

1573 ± 135–

1513 ± 101–

1493 ± 159–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for May 1972.