Light heavyweight rankings, July 1979

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

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

1979 ± 124–

1921 ± 122–

1908 ± 129–

1882 ± 91–

1865 ± 132–

1780 ± 103–

1673 ± 109–

1581 ± 90–

1531 ± 178–

1459 ± 108–

1266 ± 158–

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