Heavyweight rankings, October 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of October 1978: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. Leon Spinks, 3. Larry Holmes.

Boxerbook rating

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

2433 ± 107–

2203 ± 171–

2128 ± 139–

2071 ± 109–

2011 ± 152–

1936 ± 142–

1892 ± 111–

1913 ± 109–

1809 ± 114–

1727 ± 172–

1672 ± 161new

1529 ± 185▼1

1487 ± 192new

1481 ± 122▼2

1275 ± 91▼2

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