Welterweight rankings, August 1997

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 1997: 1. Oscar De La Hoya, 2. Pernell Whitaker, 3. Félix Trinidad.

Boxerbook rating

15 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of July 1997. How it works

2463 ± 106–

2355 ± 104–

2238 ± 128–

2166 ± 140–

2013 ± 144–

1956 ± 119–

1946 ± 124–

1935 ± 174–

1916 ± 130–

1820 ± 171▲1

1754 ± 159▲1

1726 ± 110▲1

1701 ± 113▲1

1591 ± 152▲1

1380 ± 125▲2

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