Light heavyweight rankings, October 1981

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of October 1981: 1. Michael Spinks, 2. Matthew Saad Muhammad, 3. Jeff Lampkin.

Boxerbook rating

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

2151 ± 173–

2068 ± 108–

1834 ± 191new

1779 ± 171▼1

1831 ± 121▼1

1582 ± 111▼1

1495 ± 132▼1

1470 ± 195▼1

1465 ± 168new

1398 ± 87▼2

1290 ± 120▼2

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