Rankings / Heavyweight / December 1981

Heavyweight rankings, December 1981

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of December 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 November 1981. How it works

2373 ± 107–

2282 ± 117new

2074 ± 138▼1

2065 ± 134▼1

1973 ± 161▼1

1927 ± 145▲5

1901 ± 148▼2

1873 ± 187▼2

1854 ± 129▼2

1851 ± 116▼2

1847 ± 113▼2

1822 ± 150▼2

1760 ± 153▼1

1742 ± 123▼1

1609 ± 133▼1

Publisher lists, December 1981

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