Light heavyweight rankings, July 1981

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of July 1981: 1. Michael Spinks, 2. Matthew Saad Muhammad, 3. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

Boxerbook rating

7 boxers met the list thresholds at the end of the month. μ ± RD; arrows show the move since the end of June 1981. How it works

2151 ± 172–

2066 ± 106–

1779 ± 170new

1831 ± 119▼1

1575 ± 111▼1

1518 ± 138▼1

1303 ± 128▲1

Boxerbook’s archive of the publishers’ lists starts in 2026, so there are none for July 1981.