01 - Jimmy Ellis 02 - Jerry Quarry 03 - Joe Frazier 04 - Sonny Liston 05 - Floyd Patterson 06 - Thad Spencer 07 - Eduardo Corletti 08 - Oscar Bonavena 09 - Karl Mildenberger 10 - Manuel Ramos 11 - Henry Cooper 12 - Al Jones 13 - Pierre Tomasoni 14 - Boone Kirman (much hyped in the same issue) 15 - George Chuvalo 16 - Zora Folley 17 - Leotis Martin 18 - Jack Bodell 19 - Luiz Da Pires 20 - Roger Russell Some other notables in the top 50: Henry Clark, 24 Bustar Mathis, 28 Gerhard Zech, 32 Mac Foster, 34 Freaky, eh? March '68 Ring rankings for a (sort of) comparison: CH: Ali 01 - Frazier 02 - Spencer 03 - Ellis 04 - Ramos 05 - Quarry 06 - Bonavena 07 - Patterson 08 - Corletti 09 - Mildenberger 10 - Terrell Ellis was about to meet Quarry for the WBA title, which BI backed to the hilt. Ring was more interested in Frazier. If the magazines swapped editors, Frazier's reputation might be damaged right now. Although Ring's position was basically borne out.
