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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - December 2002"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - December 2002

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: December 2002.

| Rank | WBA (December 2002) | WBO (December 2002) | RING (December 2002) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) - World Champion | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) - Champion | [Lennox Lewis (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lennox-lewis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vitali-klitschko) | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) |
| 2 | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) |
| 3 | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) | [Clifford Ettienne (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clifford-ettienne) | [Evander Holyfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/evander-holyfield) |
| 4 | [Mike Tyson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-tyson) | [Frans Botha (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frans-botha) | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) |
| 5 | [Evander Holyfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/evander-holyfield) | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) |
| 6 | [Fres Oquendo (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fres-oquendo) | [Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-carlos-gomez) | [Jameel McCline (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jameel-mccline) |
| 7 | [Kirk Johnson (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-johnson) | [Jameel Ben McCline (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jameel-ben-mccline) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) |
| 8 | [Farug Saleem (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/farug-saleem) | [Kirk Johnson (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-johnson) | [Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vitali-klitschko) |
| 9 | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) | [Lou Savarese (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-savarese) | [Kirk Johnson (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-johnson) |
| 10 | [Joe Mesi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-mesi) | [Fres Oquendo (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fres-oquendo) | [Mike Tyson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-tyson) |
| 11 | [Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-carlos-gomez) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) |  |
| 12 | [Nikolai Valuev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nikolai-valuev) | [Lance Whitaker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lance-whitaker) |  |
| 13 | [Jameel McCline (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jameel-mccline) | [Attila Levin (Sweden)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/attila-levin) |  |
| 14 | [Larry Donald (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-donald) | [Tommy Martin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-martin-usa) |  |
| 15 | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) | [George Kandelaki (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-kandelaki) |  |

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