Heavyweight rankings, August 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 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 July 1978. How it works

2398 ± 112–

2128 ± 139–

2071 ± 108–

2011 ± 152–

1933 ± 142–

1892 ± 110–

1913 ± 108–

1806 ± 114–

1392 ± 127–

1275 ± 90–

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