Light heavyweight rankings, August 1979

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

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

1979 ± 125–

1975 ± 113–

1882 ± 91▲1

1865 ± 133▲1

1849 ± 118▼2

1780 ± 104–

1673 ± 110–

1552 ± 90–

1531 ± 179–

1459 ± 108–

1266 ± 158–

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