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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings — May 1980"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings — May 1980

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: May 1980.

| Rank | RING (May 1980) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Larry Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-holmes) — Champion |
| 1 | [Mike Weaver (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-weaver) |
| 2 | [John Tate (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-tate) |
| 3 | [Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerrie-coetzee) |
| 4 | [Gerry Cooney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerry-cooney) |
| 5 | [Michael Dokes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-dokes) |
| 6 | [Leon Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leon-spinks) |
| 7 | [Bernardo Mercado (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bernardo-mercado) |
| 8 | [Ossie Ocasio (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ossie-ocasio) |
| 9 | [Leroy Jones (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leroy-jones) |
| 10 | [Scott Ledoux (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/scott-ledoux) |

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