Heavyweight rankings, January 1978

Computed retroactively from today’s data and formula; not the lists as published then.

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1978: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. George Foreman, 3. Ken Norton.

Boxerbook rating

14 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of December 1977. How it works

2486 ± 111–

2266 ± 130–

2134 ± 111–

2009 ± 150–

1932 ± 110–

1918 ± 144–

1911 ± 105–

1825 ± 116–

1734 ± 161–

1628 ± 130–

1583 ± 108–

1422 ± 128new

1393 ± 122▼1

1352 ± 94▼1

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1978.