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Pound-for-Pound Time Machine
Watch the Peak-form Elo leaders change by year. The race uses the rating scale over time, not the static H&G All-Time Index.
How to read it: Peak-form Elo is the changing rating scale in this tool. H&G All-Time Index is the 0-100 ranking index that powers the main list.
Rating race
Peak-form rating over time
This animation ranks fighters by their real peak-form Elo rating point in the selected year. It does not animate the H&G All-Time Index, which is a separate 0-100 index.Methodology
Scrub the year manually or play through real yearly rating points. Autoplay starts only when you press play.
Muhammad Ali2,090Carlos Monzon2,049George Foreman2,000Roberto Duran1,946Larry Holmes1,926Alexis Arguello1,909Jose Napoles1,899Joe Frazier1,896Victor Galindez1,893Ken Norton1,886John Conteh1,872Miguel Angel Campanino1,871Ron Lyle1,869Duane Bobick1,842Ernesto Marcel1,841Jerry Quarry1,829Oscar Bonavena1,814Joe Bugner1,812Esteban De Jesus1,809Wilfred Benitez1,807
Top 20 of 46 fighters with a real peak-form Elo point in 1974. Years with thinner data show fewer fighters.
Rating race standings in 1974
| Race order | Fighter | Peak-form rating in 1974 | All-time rank | H&G All-Time Index | Division | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Muhammad Ali | 2,090 | #9 | 95.63 | heavyweight | 1960-1981 |
| #2 | Carlos Monzon | 2,049 | #30 | 90.97 | middleweight | 1963-1977 |
| #3 | George Foreman | 2,000 | #50 | 88.56 | heavyweight | 1969-1997 |
| #4 | Roberto Duran | 1,946 | #73 | 85.80 | lightweight | 1968-2001 |
| #5 | Larry Holmes | 1,926 | #22 | 92.30 | heavyweight | 1973-2002 |
| #6 | Alexis Arguello | 1,909 | #60 | 87.34 | super featherweight | 1968-1995 |
| #7 | Jose Napoles | 1,899 | #34 | 90.89 | welterweight | 1958-1975 |
| #8 | Joe Frazier | 1,896 | #49 | 88.73 | heavyweight | 1965-1981 |
| #9 | Victor Galindez | 1,893 | #304 | 77.73 | light heavyweight | 1969-1980 |
| #10 | Ken Norton | 1,886 | #422 | 76.04 | heavyweight | 1967-1981 |
| #11 | John Conteh | 1,872 | #330 | 77.29 | light heavyweight | 1971-1980 |
| #12 | Miguel Angel Campanino | 1,871 | #419 | 76.08 | welterweight | 1966-1978 |
| #13 | Ron Lyle | 1,869 | #524 | 74.95 | heavyweight | 1971-1995 |
| #14 | Duane Bobick | 1,842 | #851 | 72.00 | heavyweight | 1973-1979 |
| #15 | Ernesto Marcel | 1,841 | #983 | 71.02 | featherweight | 1966-1974 |
| #16 | Jerry Quarry | 1,829 | #631 | 73.80 | cruiserweight | 1965-1992 |
| #17 | Oscar Bonavena | 1,814 | #623 | 73.89 | heavyweight | 1964-1976 |
| #18 | Joe Bugner | 1,812 | #715 | 73.10 | heavyweight | 1967-1999 |
| #19 | Esteban De Jesus | 1,809 | #674 | 73.47 | lightweight | 1969-1980 |
| #20 | Wilfred Benitez | 1,807 | #430 | 75.91 | super welterweight | 1973-1990 |