Light heavyweight rankings, March 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of March 1979: 1. Marvin Johnson, 2. Mate Parlov, 3. John Conteh.

Boxerbook rating

10 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of February 1979. How it works

1965 ± 144–

1977 ± 123–

1938 ± 129–

1850 ± 93–

1839 ± 130–

1824 ± 108–

1673 ± 107–

1598 ± 90–

1531 ± 177–

1439 ± 109–

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for March 1979.