H&G Elo v1.1.2 decade leaderboard

Best boxers of the 1970s

Muhammad Ali leads the Score list, with Ray Leonard and Floyd Patterson close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

The 1970s slice is where heavyweight and middleweight shape the H&G Elo v1.1.2 argument. Fighters qualify if any part of their recorded active years overlaps the decade, so crossover careers appear in more than one era.

A fighter qualifies for this page if any year of their recorded active career overlaps the decade. This means long careers can appear on multiple decade pages.

H&G Elo v1.1.2 public leaderboard. These visual leaderboards are built from the published men's release and should be read with the methodology, versions and corrections notes.

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13 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#3Muhammad AliScore: 2,838Compare in head-to-head

#21Ray LeonardScore: 2,382Compare in head-to-head

#27Floyd PattersonScore: 2,321Compare in head-to-head

#29Emile GriffithScore: 2,307Compare in head-to-head

#30Roberto DuranScore: 2,297Compare in head-to-head

#32Carlos MonzonScore: 2,291Compare in head-to-head

#40Carlos OrtizScore: 2,242Compare in head-to-head

#63Larry HolmesScore: 2,176Compare in head-to-head

#75Michael SpinksScore: 2,150Compare in head-to-head

#80George ForemanScore: 2,139Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best boxers of the 1970s, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Score	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#3	Muhammad Ali	Heavyweight	2,838	2,095	1960-1981	George Foreman, Archie Moore, Joe Frazier	Head-to-head
#21	Ray Leonard	Welterweight	2,382	2,028	1977-1997	Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran	Head-to-head
#27	Floyd Patterson	Cruiserweight	2,321	1,879	1952-1972	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#29	Emile Griffith	Middleweight	2,307	1,856	1959-1977	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#30	Roberto Duran	Lightweight	2,297	1,956	1970-2001	Ray Leonard, Jorge Castro, Ken Buchanan	Head-to-head
#32	Carlos Monzon	Middleweight	2,291	2,049	1963-1977	Jose Napoles, Nino Benvenuti, Emile Griffith	Head-to-head
#40	Carlos Ortiz	Lightweight	2,242	1,841	1955-1972	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#63	Larry Holmes	Heavyweight	2,176	2,101	1973-2002	Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Marvis Frazier	Head-to-head
#75	Michael Spinks	Light Heavyweight	2,150	2,083	1977-1988	Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney, Marvin Johnson	Head-to-head
#80	George Foreman	Heavyweight	2,139	2,052	1969-1997	Michael Moorer, Joe Frazier, Gerry Cooney	Head-to-head
#86	Marvin Hagler	Middleweight	2,130	2,059	1973-1987	Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Juan Domingo Roldan	Head-to-head
#98	Thomas Hearns	Welterweight	2,075	1,982	1977-2006	Virgil Hill, Roberto Duran, Juan Domingo Roldan	Head-to-head
#100	Alexis Arguello	Super Featherweight	2,071	1,985	1968-1995	Jose Luis Ramirez, Billy Costello, Ruben Olivares	Head-to-head

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H&G Elo v1.1.2 is a fixed public release, not a live database. A fighter can lead one signal and still sit lower in the main all-time list because the final score blends peak, prime, era dominance, title evidence, signature wins and longevity.

For disputed placements, use the fighter page, methodology page and corrections process rather than treating one number as the whole argument.

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