Rankings / Heavyweight / January 1988

Heavyweight rankings, January 1988

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1988: 1. Michael Spinks, 2. Mike Tyson, 3. Larry Holmes.

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Boxerbook rating

27 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 1987. How it works

1
2468 ± 130–
2
2322 ± 95–
3
2273 ± 105new
4
2103 ± 107▼1
5
2093 ± 180▼1
6
2058 ± 144–
7
2038 ± 163–
8
2015 ± 175–
9
2014 ± 114–
10
2006 ± 116–
11
2005 ± 131–
12
1983 ± 122–
13
1909 ± 126–
14
1907 ± 107–
15
1882 ± 114–

Publisher lists, January 1988

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1988.