Rankings / Heavyweight / December 1988

Heavyweight rankings, December 1988

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

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

1988Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Boxerbook rating

26 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 1988. How it works

2384 ± 94–

2377 ± 124–

2273 ± 111–

2163 ± 163–

2045 ± 168▲1

2032 ± 129▲1

2022 ± 110▲1

1986 ± 153▲1

1956 ± 115▲1

1969 ± 123new

1945 ± 123–

1894 ± 124–

1885 ± 112–

1843 ± 144▲2

1843 ± 124▼1

Publisher lists, December 1988

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