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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 1978"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 1978

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: April 1978.

| Rank | RING (April 1978) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Leon Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leon-spinks) - Champion |
| 1 | [Muhammad Ali (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/muhammad-ali) |
| 2 | [Ken Norton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ken-norton) |
| 3 | [Jimmy Young (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-young) |
| 4 | [Larry Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-holmes) |
| 5 | [Duane Bobick (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/duane-bobick) |
| 6 | [Ron Lyle (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ron-lyle) |
| 7 | [Earnie Shavers (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/earnie-shavers) |
| 8 | [Kallie Knoetzee (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kallie-knoetzee) |
| 9 | [Alfredo Evangelista (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alfredo-evangelista) |
| 10 | [Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerrie-coetzee) |

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