Welterweight rankings, August 1973

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 1973: 1. José Nápoles, 2. Hedgemon Lewis, 3. Elisha Obed.

Boxerbook rating

12 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of July 1973. How it works

2046 ± 97–

1840 ± 117–

1798 ± 134▲1

1796 ± 99▼1

1746 ± 136–

1745 ± 157–

1741 ± 143–

1703 ± 128–

1666 ± 147–

1605 ± 108–

1577 ± 132–

1464 ± 99–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for August 1973.