Heavyweight rankings, December 1978

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

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

Boxerbook rating

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

2433 ± 108–

2203 ± 172–

2167 ± 129–

2072 ± 110–

2014 ± 152–

1901 ± 130–

1892 ± 112–

1812 ± 114–

1672 ± 162–

1626 ± 169–

1529 ± 186–

1492 ± 121▲1

1487 ± 193▼1

1263 ± 91–

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