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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1959"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1959

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: May 1959.

| Rank | RING (May 1959) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Floyd Patterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/floyd-patterson) - Champion |
| 1 | [Ingemar Johansson (Sweden)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ingemar-johansson) |
| 2 | [Zora Folley (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zora-folley) |
| 3 | [Henry Cooper (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/henry-cooper) |
| 4 | [Sonny Liston (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sonny-liston) |
| 5 | [Eddie MacHen (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-machen) |
| 6 | [Nino Valdes (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nino-valdes) |
| 7 | [Willie Pastrano (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willie-pastrano) |
| 8 | [Charley Powell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/charley-powell) |
| 9 | [Joe Erskine (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-erskine) |
| 10 | [Brian London (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/brian-london) |

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