Rankings / Heavyweight / May 1981

Heavyweight rankings, May 1981

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

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

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

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 April 1981. How it works

2338 ± 111–

2353 ± 115–

2111 ± 148–

2033 ± 140–

1889 ± 148–

1900 ± 131–

1859 ± 190–

1856 ± 158–

1853 ± 194–

1809 ± 146–

1800 ± 110–

1781 ± 117–

1733 ± 122–

1648 ± 136–

1592 ± 176–

Publisher lists, May 1981

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