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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 2004"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 2004

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: October 2004. 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 | WBA (October 2004) | WBO (October 2004) | RING (October 2004) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) - World Champion | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) - Champion | [Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vitali-klitschko) - Champion |
| 1 | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) |
| 2 | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) | [John Ruiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-ruiz) |
| 3 | [Lance Whitaker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lance-whitaker) | [Lance Whitaker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lance-whitaker) | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) |
| 4 | [Owen Beck (Jamaica)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/owen-beck) | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) | [Hasim Rahman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hasim-rahman) |
| 5 | [Andrew Golota (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrew-golota) | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) |
| 6 | [Jameel McCline (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jameel-mccline) | [Dominick Guinn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dominick-guinn) | [Andrew Golota (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andrew-golota) |
| 7 | [Monte Barrett (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/monte-barrett) | [Luan Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luan-krasniqi) | [Fres Oquendo (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fres-oquendo) |
| 8 | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) | [Ray Austin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-austin) | [Jameel McCline (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jameel-mccline) |
| 9 | [Nikolai Valuev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nikolai-valuev) | [Owen Beck (Jamaica)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/owen-beck) | [Danny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-williams) |
| 10 | [Farug Saleem (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/farug-saleem) | [Timo Hoffmann (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/timo-hoffmann) | [Lamon Brewster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lamon-brewster) |
| 11 | [Evander Holyfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/evander-holyfield) | [Sinan Samil Sam (Türkiye)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sinan-samil-sam) |  |
| 12 | [Gerald Nobles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerald-nobles) | [Matt Skelton (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/matt-skelton) |  |
| 13 | [Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/wladimir-klitschko) | [Taras Bidenko (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/taras-bidenko) |  |
| 14 | [Kali Meehan (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kali-meehan) | [Alexander Dimitrenko (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alexander-dimitrenko) |  |
| 15 | [Luan Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luan-krasniqi) | [Yanqui Diaz (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yanqui-diaz) |  |

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