The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Light Heavyweight--1970s

1970	1971	1972
Bob Foster, Champion Jimmy Dupree Vicente Rondon Gomeo Brennan Hal Carroll Dick Tiger Mark Tessman Andy Kendall Larry Buck Piero Del Papa Ron Marsh	Bob Foster, Champion Vicente Rondon Pierre Fourie Andy Kendall Chris Finnegan Mike Quarry Jimmy Dupree Brian Kelly Conny Velensek Pat O'Connor Gomeo Brennan	Bob Foster, Champion Andy Kendall Pierre Fourie Eddie Owens Len Hutchins Rudiger Schmidtke Chris Finnegan Victor Emilio Galindez Pat O'Connor Ramon Avenamar Peralta Johnny Frankham

1973	1974	1975
Bob Foster, Champion John Conteh Len Hutchins Tom Bogs Victor Emilio Galindez Pierre Fourie Maxie Smith Chris Finnegan Bobby Cassidy Richie Kates Andy Kendall	Title Vacant John Conteh Victor Emilio Galindez Len Hutchins Jorge Ahumada Karl-Heinz Klein Yaqui Lopez Richie Kates Pierre Fourie Maxie Smith Tom Bogs	Title Vacant Victor Emilio Galindez John Conteh Len Hutchins Richie Kates Tom Bethea Bobby Cassidy Yaqui Lopez Jesse Burnett Domenico Adinolfi Mike Colbert

1976	1977
Title Vacant Victor Emilio Galindez Len Hutchins Richie Kates John Conteh Miguel Angel Cuello Jesse Burnett Bobby Cassidy Vonzell Johnson Mike Quarry Yaqui Lopez	Title Vacant Victor Emilio Galindez Miguel Angel Cuello John Conteh Mike Rossman Richie Kates Bobby Cassidy Yaqui Lopez Vonzell Johnson Mate Parlov Jesse Burnett

1978	1979
Title Vacant Mike Rossman Matthew Franklin John Conteh Yaqui Lopez Marvin Johnson Mate Parlov Victor Emilio Galindez James Scott Vonzell Johnson Bobby Cassidy	Matthew Saad Muhammad, Champion Marvin Johnson James Scott John Conteh Victor Emilio Galindez Yaqui Lopez Eddie Gregory Lotte Mwale Mustafa Wasajja Mike Rossman Rudi Koopmans