Heavyweight rankings, January 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1979: 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 December 1978. How it works

2433 ± 109–

2203 ± 172–

2167 ± 130–

2072 ± 110–

2014 ± 153–

1995 ± 167new

1901 ± 131▼1

1864 ± 108▼1

1812 ± 115▼1

1672 ± 162▼1

1626 ± 170▼1

1529 ± 186▼1

1504 ± 119▼1

1487 ± 193▼1

1263 ± 92▼1

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1979.