H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
Joe Bugner
Heavyweight · Australia
Joe Bugner ranks #715 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 73.10 All-Time Index score and a 69-13-1 professional record. His career span on this page is 1967-1999.
- All-time rank
- #715
- H&G All-Time Index
- 73.100-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 69-13-1Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1967-1999
- Data Confidence
- MediumSolid but wider career evidence. Treat close ranks with extra care.
Career story
How Joe Bugner's rating rose and fell year by year, with his peak marked.
Yearly peak-form Elo rating points. This curve is separate from the 0-100 ranking index.
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1,633 |
| 1968 | 1,686 |
| 1969 | 1,730 |
| 1970 | 1,762 |
| 1971 | 1,766 |
| 1972 | 1,795 |
| 1973 | 1,808 |
| 1974 | 1,812 |
| 1975 | 1,809 |
| 1976 | 1,787 |
| 1977 | 1,780 |
| 1980 | 1,775 |
| 1982 | 1,773 |
| 1983 | 1,774 |
| 1984 | 1,776 |
| 1986 | 1,810 |
| 1987 | 1,811 |
| 1995 | 1,843 |
| 1996 | 1,845 |
| 1997 | 1,854 |
| 1998 | 1,864 |
| 1999 | 1,864 |
Why this ranking
Joe Bugner ranks #715 with a 73.10 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. His standout win in our data is over Greg Page in 1987, who reached a 1,834 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. He also fought Paul Brown 3 times, going 2-1-0 across that series. Data Confidence is Medium, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 1,864 (±294), separate from the 60-100 career Index.
What lifts or lowers this ranking
Bars show each weighted signal's relative size. Gold lifts the placement; grey holds it back.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
A narrow signal for lineal, explicit undisputed or major multi-belt class control in this release data; it is not a full title history.
How much major title evidence supports the rating.
Compare and explore
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Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters Joe Bugner actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Muhammad Ali#9 · Index 96 · 1973, 1975
- Joe Frazier#49 · Index 89 · 1973
- Frank Bruno#454 · Index 76 · 1987
- Ron Lyle#524 · Index 75 · 1977
- Greg Page#694 · Index 73 · 1987
- Marvis Frazier#730 · Index 73 · 1983
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- James Smith#919 · Index 71 · 1998
Ranked-vs-ranked bouts from the pinned fight archive, ordered by opponent ranking. An objective record of who they shared a ring with.
Great rivals he never fought
Ranked fighters who shared a recognised division and whose competitive careers overlapped, with no bout between them on record. Each name opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Evander Holyfield#11 · Heavyweight · 16 overlapping years (1984-1999)
- Lennox Lewis#15 · Heavyweight · 11 overlapping years (1989-1999)
- Larry Holmes#22 · Heavyweight · 27 overlapping years (1973-1999)
- Mike Tyson#35 · Heavyweight · 15 overlapping years (1985-1999)
- Michael Spinks#36 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1977-1988)
- George Foreman#50 · Heavyweight · 29 overlapping years (1969-1997)
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- Riddick Bowe#51 · Heavyweight · 11 overlapping years (1989-1999)
- James Toney#99 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1988-1999)
- Michael Moorer#107 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1988-1999)
- Bob Foster#109 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1967-1978)
- Johnny Nelson#127 · Heavyweight · 14 overlapping years (1986-1999)
- Buster Douglas#317 · Heavyweight · 19 overlapping years (1981-1999)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
About this rating
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
The rating itself is built from the 73 bouts we hold full data for from 1967 to 1999, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 1,864 (peak dated 1998-07-01). This best-point rating sits on its own scale and is not directly comparable with the 0-100 index.
The peak estimate carries an uncertainty band of about ±294 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.