Light heavyweight rankings, October 1979

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

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

Boxerbook rating

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

1975 ± 114–

1882 ± 92–

1869 ± 133–

1849 ± 119–

1740 ± 104–

1673 ± 111–

1569 ± 154–

1558 ± 89–

1326 ± 147▲1

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