Welterweight rankings, May 1979

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of May 1979: 1. Wilfred Benítez, 2. Carlos Palomino, 3. Thomas Hearns.

Boxerbook rating

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

2120 ± 118–

1935 ± 110–

1902 ± 168new

1858 ± 130▼1

1750 ± 102▼1

1709 ± 98–

1661 ± 140▼2

1518 ± 106–

1453 ± 152–

1299 ± 162–

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