Light heavyweight rankings, May 1978

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

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

Boxerbook rating

8 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of April 1978. How it works

2007 ± 139–

2004 ± 139–

1893 ± 92–

1887 ± 161–

1816 ± 150–

1809 ± 133–

1773 ± 122–

1468 ± 107▲1

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