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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 2001"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 2001

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: October 2001.

| Rank | WBA (October 2001) | WBO (October 2001) | RING (October 2001) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | Vacant | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) - Champion |  |
| Champion | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) - World Champion |  |  |
| 1 | [Kirk Johnson (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-johnson) | [Kirk Johnson (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-johnson) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) |
| 2 | [Evander Holyfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/evander-holyfield) | [Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vitali-klitschko) | [Lennox Lewis (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lennox-lewis) |
| 3 | [Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vitali-klitschko) | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) |
| 4 | [Mike Tyson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-tyson) | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) | [Mike Tyson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-tyson) |
| 5 | [Lennox Lewis (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lennox-lewis) | [Fres Oquendo (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fres-oquendo) | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) |
| 6 | [Lance Whitaker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lance-whitaker) | [Lance Whitaker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lance-whitaker) | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) |
| 7 | [Henry Akinwande (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/henry-akinwande) | [Andre Purlette (Guyana)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andre-purlette) | [Kirk Johnson (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-johnson) |
| 8 | [Nikolai Valuev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nikolai-valuev) | [Frans Botha (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frans-botha) | [Evander Holyfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/evander-holyfield) |
| 9 | [Larry Donald (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-donald) | [Jameel Ben McCline (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jameel-ben-mccline) | [Lance Whitaker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lance-whitaker) |
| 10 | [David Izon (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-izon) | [David Izon (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-izon) | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) |
| 11 | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) |  |
| 12 | [Vaughn Bean (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vaughn-bean) | [Luan Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luan-krasniqi) |  |
| 13 | [Farug Saleem (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/farug-saleem) | [Aurelio Perez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/aurelio-perez) |  |
| 14 | [China Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/china-smith) | [Larry Donald (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-donald) |  |
| 15 | [Friday Ahunanya (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/friday-ahunanya) | [Clifford Ettienne (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clifford-ettienne) |  |

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