Heavyweight rankings, July 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of July 1978: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. Larry Holmes, 3. Ken Norton.

Boxerbook rating

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

2398 ± 112–

2128 ± 138–

2071 ± 107–

2011 ± 151–

1930 ± 143–

1892 ± 109–

1913 ± 107–

1806 ± 113–

1422 ± 131–

1296 ± 91–

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