Rankings / Heavyweight / January 1981

Heavyweight rankings, January 1981

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1981: 1. Larry Holmes, 2. Muhammad Ali, 3. Leon Spinks.

1981Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Boxerbook rating

21 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 December 1980. How it works

2331 ± 111–

2353 ± 113–

2111 ± 146–

1995 ± 149–

1895 ± 136–

1885 ± 148–

1892 ± 131–

1878 ± 157–

1871 ± 120–

1852 ± 191–

1825 ± 135–

1821 ± 149–

1800 ± 108–

1781 ± 115–

1703 ± 128–

Publisher lists, January 1981

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1981.