Rankings / Heavyweight / April 1979

Heavyweight rankings, April 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of April 1979: 1. Muhammad Ali, 2. Larry Holmes, 3. Leon Spinks.

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Boxerbook rating

18 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month; the top 15 are shown. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of March 1979. How it works

2433 ± 110–

2204 ± 122–

2203 ± 173–

2017 ± 108–

1940 ± 149▲1

1911 ± 163new

1872 ± 112▲1

1864 ± 109▲1

1852 ± 124▼2

1800 ± 142new

1764 ± 149▼1

1685 ± 187new

1577 ± 156▼2

1529 ± 187▼2

1513 ± 118▼2

Publisher lists, April 1979

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