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title: "Middleweight Boxing Rankings - May 1961"
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# Middleweight Boxing Rankings - May 1961

Combined Middleweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 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 (May 1961) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Paul Pender (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-pender) - Champion |
| 1 | [Gene Fullmer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gene-fullmer) |
| 2 | [Dick Tiger (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dick-tiger) |
| 3 | [Ray Robinson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-robinson-usa) |
| 4 | [Terry Downes (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/terry-downes) |
| 5 | [Gustav Scholz (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gustav-scholz) |
| 6 | [Florentino Fernandez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/florentino-fernandez) |
| 7 | [Hank Casey (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hank-casey) |
| 8 | [Joey Giardello (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-giardello) |
| 9 | [Yama Bahama (Bahamas)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yama-bahama) |
| 10 | [Joey Giambra (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-giambra) |

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