Welterweight rankings, August 1981

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

Boxerbook rating at the end of August 1981: 1. Roberto Durán, 2. Thomas Hearns, 3. Jørgen Hansen.

Boxerbook rating

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

2207 ± 115–

2065 ± 130–

1799 ± 95–

1841 ± 118–

1798 ± 101–

1690 ± 125–

1488 ± 115–

1363 ± 161▲1

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