Rankings / Heavyweight / October 1987

Heavyweight rankings, October 1987

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of October 1987: 1. Michael Spinks, 2. Mike Tyson, 3. Tim Witherspoon.

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Boxerbook rating

29 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 September 1987. How it works

1
2468 ± 129–
2
2276 ± 98–
3
2103 ± 105–
4
2090 ± 180new
5
2084 ± 108▼1
6
2058 ± 143▼1
7
2038 ± 162new
8
2014 ± 113▲1
9
2007 ± 177▼3
10
2005 ± 130▼3
11
2004 ± 115▼3
12
1983 ± 121▼2
13
1883 ± 132–
14
1907 ± 105▼3
15
1882 ± 112new

Publisher lists, October 1987

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for October 1987.