Light heavyweight rankings, September 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of September 1979: 1. Matthew Saad Muhammad, 2. Víctor Galíndez, 3. Marvin Johnson.

Boxerbook rating

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

1975 ± 113▲1

1882 ± 92▲1

1869 ± 132▲1

1849 ± 119▲1

1740 ± 104▲1

1673 ± 110▲1

1569 ± 154new

1552 ± 91–

1531 ± 179–

1298 ± 152▲1

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