Light heavyweight rankings, May 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1979: 1. Mate Parlov, 2. Matthew Saad Muhammad, 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 April 1979. How it works

1977 ± 124–

1921 ± 121–

1905 ± 129–

1882 ± 89–

1865 ± 132–

1780 ± 102–

1673 ± 108–

1576 ± 90–

1531 ± 178–

1449 ± 108–

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