Boxer Ranking Explanations

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Boxer Ranking Explanations

This website uses an elo system to rank fighters. It does not use opinion/bias to rank fighters.

Rankings Updated Through December 31, 2022

Fighters That Factor Into Rankings

Men's Boxing

1. Olympic Medalists (1904-present)

2. Professional (1882-present)

3. World Championship Medalists (1974-present)

Women's Boxing

1. Olympic Medalists (2012-present)

2. Professional (1999-present)

3. World Championship Medalists (2001-present)

How Fighters Qualify to Be Ranked That Year

Only the top 300 fighters qualify each year.

All-Time Fighter Rankings

An ELO rating system is used to rank the fighters.

All qualified fighters are ranked in one pound for pound list every year.

The fighters receive a rating that is not posted on the website.

The rating for boxers is the average rank of their 7 best years.

Fighters receive a penalty to their ranking for every year under 7 qualifying years.

All medalists from the Olympics and World Championships are also ranked and factored in the ratings.

Fighters By Nation

The rating used to rank the fighters is the same as the all-time rankings.

The fighters are listed in the rankings of the nation they were born in and not the nation that they grew up in.

Fighters By State

The rating used to rank the fighters is the same as the all-time rankings.

The fighters are listed in the rankings of the state they were born in and not the state that they grew up in.