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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2005"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2005

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: May 2005.

| Rank | WBA (May 2005) | RING (May 2005) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) - World Champion | [Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vitali-klitschko) - Champion |
| 1 | Vacant | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) |
| 2 | [Nikolai Valuev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nikolai-valuev) | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) |
| 3 | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) |
| 4 | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) |
| 5 | [Davarryl Williamson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/davarryl-williamson) | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) |
| 6 | [Corrie Sanders (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/corrie-sanders) | [Andrew Golota (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrew-golota) |
| 7 | [Larry Donald (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-donald) | [Calvin Brock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-brock) |
| 8 | [Calvin Brock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/calvin-brock) | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) |
| 9 | [Owen Beck (Jamaica)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/owen-beck) | [Fres Oquendo (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fres-oquendo) |
| 10 | [Gerald Nobles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerald-nobles) | [Samuel Peter (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/samuel-peter) |
| 11 | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) |  |
| 12 | [Farug Saleem (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/farug-saleem) |  |
| 13 | [Sinan Samil Sam (Türkiye)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sinan-samil-sam) |  |
| 14 | [Ray Austin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-austin) |  |
| 15 | [Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ruslan-chagaev) |  |

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