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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1971"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1971

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: October 1971. 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 (October 1971) |
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| Champion | [Joe Frazier (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-frazier) - Champion |
| 1 | [Muhammad Ali (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/muhammad-ali) |
| 2 | [George Foreman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-foreman) |
| 3 | [Jerry Quarry (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerry-quarry) |
| 4 | [Oscar Bonavena (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oscar-bonavena) |
| 5 | [Mac Foster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mac-foster) |
| 6 | [Jimmy Ellis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-ellis) |
| 7 | [Floyd Patterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/floyd-patterson) |
| 8 | [Jack Bodell (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-bodell) |
| 9 | [Joe Bugner (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-bugner) |
| 10 | [Jose Luis Garcia (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-luis-garcia) |

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