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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - August 1986"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - August 1986

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: August 1986. These are official monthly lists, not BoxRec fight records. See [Box-Rank vs BoxRec](https://box-rank.com/blog/box-rank-vs-boxrec-which-boxing-site-should-you-use).

| Rank | RING (August 1986) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Michael Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-spinks) - Champion |
| 1 | [Trevor Berbick (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/trevor-berbick) |
| 2 | [Tim Witherspoon (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tim-witherspoon) |
| 3 | [Larry Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-holmes) |
| 4 | [Pinklon Thomas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pinklon-thomas) |
| 5 | [Tony Tubbs (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-tubbs) |
| 6 | [James Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-smith) |
| 7 | [Mike Tyson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-tyson) |
| 8 | [James Douglas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-douglas) |
| 9 | [Frank Bruno (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frank-bruno) |
| 10 | [Tony Tucker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-tucker) |

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