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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - July 1997"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - July 1997

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: July 1997. 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 (July 1997) |
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| 1 | [Dariusz Michalczewski (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dariusz-michalczewski) |
| 2 | [Roy Jones Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roy-jones-jr) |
| 3 | [Montell Griffin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/montell-griffin) |
| 4 | [Virgil Hill (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/virgil-hill) |
| 5 | [William Guthrie (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/william-guthrie) |
| 6 | [Graciano Rocchigiani (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/graciano-rocchigiani) |
| 7 | [Frank Tate (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frank-tate) |
| 8 | [Lou Del Valle (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-del-valle) |
| 9 | [Michael Nunn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-nunn) |
| 10 | [Drake Thadzi (Malawi)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/drake-thadzi) |

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