Welterweight rankings, July 1979

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

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

Boxerbook rating

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

2120 ± 119–

1945 ± 155–

1922 ± 108–

1802 ± 121–

1755 ± 102–

1747 ± 96–

1661 ± 141–

1525 ± 106–

1453 ± 153–

1299 ± 163–

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