Welterweight rankings, April 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of April 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 March 1979. How it works

2120 ± 117–

1935 ± 110–

1940 ± 137–

1750 ± 101–

1694 ± 148–

1661 ± 100–

1529 ± 101–

1518 ± 106–

1453 ± 151–

1299 ± 162–

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