Re: Heavyweight Rankings 'October 1967'
Posted: 19 Sep 2013, 14:49
So Joe was the #1 contender......interesting.
It should be noted, however, that Ring Magazine recognized Muhammad Ali (referring to him as 'Cassius Clay') as champion until early 1970.Il Duce wrote:Ring Magazine
October 1967
1........Joe Frazier
2........Thad Spencer
3........Oscar Bonavena
4........Ernie Terrell
5........Floyd Patterson
6........Manuel Ramos
7........Jimmy Ellis
8........Jerry Quarry
9........Karl Mildenberger
10......Eduardo Corletti
Cassius Clay {Muhammad Ali} has been stripped of his Championship, for refusal to be inducted
for service/duty in the United States Military.
Former Heavyweight Champion - Sonny Liston has been offered a bout in Japan with any of the
Top 10 Heavyweights, for an International 'version' of the Heavyweight Championship.
Promoters in Mexico City have made a 'quiet offer' to Muhammad Ali, to come to Mexico to
fight Manuel Ramos.
Any particular set of Ring ratings you are interested in?sweetsci wrote:I love looking at old ratings. Please consider posting more.
Thanks KOKid --KOKid- wrote:Any particular set of Ring ratings you are interested in?sweetsci wrote:I love looking at old ratings. Please consider posting more.
I have all of them, 1924 thru 2012.
Can't post them all of course, but if there are a few you wich to see I can post them here for you.
As did the BBBC, the EBU, some American states and, I believe, the WBC until he announced his retirement on 3rd February 1970 in order to let his friend Jimmy Ellis fight Joe Frazier for the undisputed title.sweetsci wrote:It should be noted, however, that Ring Magazine recognized Muhammad Ali (referring to him as 'Cassius Clay') as champion until early 1970.
sweetsci wrote:
Thanks KOKid -
I'm interested in Heavyweight ratings. I'd love to have a complete set of heavyweight ratings from the Ring. I've got many typed into a word document (and have referred to them to contribute to discussions from time to time), but I have lots of gaps (including the above October 67, so thanks, Il Duce, for those). I don't have any ratings between December 1941 and February 1949, for instance. I've got ratings from at least one issue from 1949 on, and in some cases several more.
Shall I list my gaps?
Would other readers be interested in seeing the heavyweight ratings I do have for any given year? They'd be easy for me to post - a simple matter of copy-and-paste.
Il Duce wrote:West Coast Publication, June 1967
** Championship {vacant}
#1.........Thad Spencer
#2.........Cassius Clay
#3.........Joe Frazier
#4.........Ernie Terrell
#5.........Floyd Patterson
How could a boxer be rated higher than a boxer who was the undefeated champion, a month or two removed from having his championship taken away. You would think he wouldn't be rated at all.klompton wrote:Il Duce wrote:West Coast Publication, June 1967
** Championship {vacant}
#1.........Thad Spencer
#2.........Cassius Clay
#3.........Joe Frazier
#4.........Ernie Terrell
#5.........Floyd Patterson
What "West Coast Publication" ?