Light heavyweight rankings, December 1978

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of December 1978: 1. Marvin Johnson, 2. Mate Parlov, 3. John Conteh.

Boxerbook rating

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

1965 ± 143▲4

1977 ± 121▼1

1938 ± 128▼1

1848 ± 91▼1

1839 ± 128▼1

1824 ± 107▲1

1816 ± 153▼1

1705 ± 109–

1611 ± 91–

1531 ± 176–

1477 ± 109–

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