Heavyweight rankings, March 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of March 1978: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. Ken Norton, 3. Gerrie Coetzee.

Boxerbook rating

11 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of February 1978. How it works

2398 ± 110–

2134 ± 112▲1

2009 ± 151▲1

1932 ± 111▲1

1922 ± 144▲1

1911 ± 106▲1

1802 ± 112▲1

1734 ± 162▲1

1422 ± 129▲3

1408 ± 121▲3

1344 ± 94▲3

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