Welterweight rankings, February 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of February 1979: 1. Wilfred Benítez, 2. Carlos Palomino, 3. Dave Boy Green.

Boxerbook rating

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

2106 ± 120–

1935 ± 109–

1940 ± 136–

1750 ± 100–

1715 ± 156–

1661 ± 99–

1529 ± 100–

1518 ± 105–

1453 ± 151–

1299 ± 161▲1

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