Light heavyweight rankings, October 1978

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

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

Boxerbook rating

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

2076 ± 128–

1938 ± 127–

1848 ± 90–

1839 ± 128–

1822 ± 155–

1816 ± 152–

1776 ± 114–

1756 ± 117–

1632 ± 91–

1531 ± 176new

1468 ± 110▼1

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