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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - August 1983"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - August 1983

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: August 1983. This is the official monthly list, 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 (August 1983) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Larry Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-holmes) - Champion |
| 1 | [Michael Dokes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-dokes) |
| 2 | [Mike Weaver (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-weaver) |
| 3 | [Greg Page (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/greg-page) |
| 4 | [Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerrie-coetzee) |
| 5 | [Pinklon Thomas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pinklon-thomas) |
| 6 | [Tim Witherspoon (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tim-witherspoon) |
| 7 | [Renaldo Snipes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/renaldo-snipes) |
| 8 | [James Tillis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/james-tillis) |
| 9 | [John Tate (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-tate) |
| 10 | [Gerry Cooney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerry-cooney) |

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