Rankings / Heavyweight / October 1979

Heavyweight rankings, October 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of October 1979: 1. Larry Holmes, 2. John Tate, 3. Gerrie Coetzee.

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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 September 1979. How it works

1
2224 ± 119–
2
2174 ± 153new
3
2019 ± 133new
4
2097 ± 161▼2
5
1997 ± 109▼2
6
1940 ± 152▼2
7
1911 ± 165▼2
8
1864 ± 123▼2
9
1859 ± 111▼2
10
1834 ± 108▼2
11
1815 ± 140▼2
12
1776 ± 148▼2
13
1652 ± 174▼2
14
1577 ± 158▼2
15
1520 ± 118▼1

Publisher lists, October 1979

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