Heavyweight rankings, February 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of February 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 January 1979. How it works

2433 ± 109–

2203 ± 172–

2167 ± 130–

2072 ± 111–

2014 ± 153–

1995 ± 168–

1901 ± 131–

1864 ± 108–

1812 ± 115–

1682 ± 159–

1626 ± 170–

1529 ± 187–

1513 ± 185▲1

1504 ± 119▼1

1263 ± 92–

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