Light heavyweight rankings, January 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of January 1978: 1. Mate Parlov, 2. John Conteh, 3. Víctor Galíndez.

Boxerbook rating

9 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of December 1977. How it works

2005 ± 138▲1

2002 ± 138▼1

1874 ± 93▲1

1852 ± 170▲2

1816 ± 149▼2

1804 ± 133▼1

1785 ± 124–

1627 ± 90–

1468 ± 105–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for January 1978.