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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1976"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1976

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1976. 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 (May 1976) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Muhammad Ali (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/muhammad-ali) - Champion |
| 1 | [Ken Norton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ken-norton) |
| 2 | [George Foreman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-foreman) |
| 3 | [Joe Frazier (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-frazier) |
| 4 | [Jimmy Young (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-young) |
| 5 | [Duane Bobick (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/duane-bobick) |
| 6 | [Johnny Boudreaux (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-boudreaux) |
| 7 | [Larry Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-holmes) |
| 8 | [Ron Lyle (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ron-lyle) |
| 9 | [Earnie Shavers (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/earnie-shavers) |
| 10 | [Chuck Wepner (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chuck-wepner) |

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