Light heavyweight rankings, December 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of December 1979: 1. Matthew Saad Muhammad, 2. Marvin Johnson, 3. John Conteh.

Boxerbook rating

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

1975 ± 114–

1937 ± 121–

1849 ± 120–

1847 ± 89–

1740 ± 105–

1673 ± 112–

1577 ± 88▲1

1569 ± 155▼1

1326 ± 147–

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