H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
Joe Frazier
Heavyweight · United States
Joe Frazier ranks #49 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 88.73 All-Time Index score and a 32-4-1 professional record. His career span on this page is 1965-1981.
- All-time rank
- #49Elite Greats
- H&G All-Time Index
- 88.730-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 32-4-1Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1965-1981
- Data Confidence
- MediumSolid but wider career evidence. Treat close ranks with extra care.
Career story
How Joe Frazier'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 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1,874 |
| 1966 | 1,930 |
| 1967 | 1,958 |
| 1968 | 1,973 |
| 1969 | 1,977 |
| 1970 | 1,977 |
| 1971 | 1,968 |
| 1972 | 1,945 |
| 1973 | 1,918 |
| 1974 | 1,896 |
| 1975 | 1,873 |
| 1976 | 1,841 |
| 1981 | 1,790 |
Why this ranking
Joe Frazier ranks #49 with a 88.73 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. His standout win in our data is over Muhammad Ali in 1971, who reached a 2,097 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. In one case a result was later reversed: he beat Muhammad Ali once, then lost to him in a later fight. Data Confidence is Medium, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 1,977 (±205), 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.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
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.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Compare and explore
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Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters Joe Frazier actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Muhammad Ali#9 · Index 96 · 1971, 1974, 1975
- George Foreman#50 · Index 89 · 1973, 1976
- Bob Foster#109 · Index 83 · 1970
- Eddie Machen#428 · Index 76 · 1966
- Oscar Bonavena#623 · Index 74 · 1966, 1968
- Jerry Quarry#631 · Index 74 · 1969, 1974
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- Joe Bugner#715 · Index 73 · 1973
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.
- Floyd Patterson#64 · Cruiserweight / Heavyweight · 8 overlapping years (1965-1972)
- Sonny Liston#89 · Heavyweight · 6 overlapping years (1965-1970)
- Carlos De Leon#177 · Cruiserweight · 8 overlapping years (1974-1981)
- Victor Galindez#304 · Cruiserweight · 12 overlapping years (1969-1980)
- Ken Norton#422 · Heavyweight · 15 overlapping years (1967-1981)
- Ron Lyle#524 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1971-1980)
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- Marvin Camel#639 · Cruiserweight · 9 overlapping years (1973-1981)
- Gerrie Coetzee#668 · Heavyweight · 8 overlapping years (1974-1981)
- Zora Folley#793 · Cruiserweight / Heavyweight · 6 overlapping years (1965-1970)
- Mike Weaver#821 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1972-1981)
- Duane Bobick#851 · Heavyweight · 7 overlapping years (1973-1979)
- Jimmy Young#965 · Heavyweight · 13 overlapping years (1969-1981)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
Linked style profile
8-axis style breakdown
Joe Frazier also has a reviewed style profile with radar scores, study notes and diagnostic comparisons.
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 33 bouts we hold full data for from 1965 to 1981, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 1,977 (peak dated 1969-06-23). 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 ±205 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.