Rankings / Heavyweight / December 1979

Heavyweight rankings, December 1979

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

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

1979Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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 November 1979. How it works

2224 ± 120–

2174 ± 154–

2019 ± 133–

2097 ± 162–

1997 ± 110–

1943 ± 151–

1911 ± 166–

1873 ± 122–

1859 ± 112–

1776 ± 149▲1

1701 ± 142▲2

1741 ± 132▼2

1694 ± 160▼1

1576 ± 115–

1600 ± 174–

Publisher lists, December 1979

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