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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings — January 1997"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings — January 1997

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: January 1997.

| Rank | RING (January 1997) |
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| 1 | [Virgil Hill (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/virgil-hill) |
| 2 | [Roy Jones (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roy-jones) |
| 3 | [Montell Griffin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/montell-griffin) |
| 4 | [Dariusz Michalczewski (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dariusz-michalczewski) |
| 5 | [James Toney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-toney) |
| 6 | [Merqui Sosa (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/merqui-sosa) |
| 7 | [Graciano Rocchigiani (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/graciano-rocchigiani) |
| 8 | [William Guthrie (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/william-guthrie) |
| 9 | [Mike McCallum (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-mccallum) |
| 10 | [Frank Tate (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frank-tate) |

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