Light heavyweight rankings, August 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 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 July 1978. How it works

2076 ± 127–

1935 ± 127–

1902 ± 92–

1818 ± 132▲1

1816 ± 151▼1

1816 ± 156–

1773 ± 123–

1468 ± 109–

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