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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1961"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1961

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: October 1961. 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 1961) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) - Champion |
| 1 | [Harold Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/harold-johnson) |
| 2 | [Doug Jones (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/doug-jones) |
| 3 | [Giulio Rinaldi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/giulio-rinaldi) |
| 4 | [Chic Calderwood (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chic-calderwood) |
| 5 | [Von Clay (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/von-clay) |
| 6 | [Eddie Cotton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-cotton) |
| 7 | [Erich Schoppner (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erich-schoppner) |
| 8 | [Willie Pastrano (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willie-pastrano) |
| 9 | [Allan Harmon (Jamaica)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/allan-harmon) |
| 10 | [Lennart Risberg (Sweden)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lennart-risberg) |

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