Rankings / Heavyweight / April 1981

Heavyweight rankings, April 1981

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

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

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Boxerbook rating

17 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 1981. How it works

2338 ± 111–

2353 ± 114–

2111 ± 147–

2033 ± 140–

1889 ± 148–

1900 ± 130–

1859 ± 190▲1

1856 ± 158▲1

1853 ± 193▲1

1809 ± 146▲2

1800 ± 110▲2

1781 ± 117▲2

1733 ± 122▲2

1648 ± 136▲2

1592 ± 175▲2

Publisher lists, April 1981

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