WBC Ratings 'February 1973'

[Rover]

Damn. Harsh.

[Rover]

Jerry Quarry was ranked at #11 and was considered done.

21 year-old - Alexis Arguello was still competing at Bantamweight Plus (122 lbs.) and was
nowhere to be found yet.

And he'd fight for a title less than a year later.

[SenorPipino]

Newly Crowned Heavyweight Champion
** George Foreman
#1 Muhammad Ali
#2 Jimmy Ellis
#3 Joe Frazier

Boy, did they punish 'Smokin Joe' or what...
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Well, Joe was demolished by Foreman. I'd certainly rate him behind Ali after that. And Ellis had only lost to Ali since he was beaten by Frazier in 1970, so I don't think it was unreasonable to drop Frazier to third. But I imagine he climbed later in the year when Ellis was blown away by Shavers and Ali lost to Norton. Boy 1973 had it share of heavyweight upsets.