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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - December 1997"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - December 1997

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: December 1997. 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 (December 1997) |
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| 1 | [Evander Holyfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/evander-holyfield) |
| 2 | [Lennox Lewis (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lennox-lewis) |
| 3 | [George Foreman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-foreman) |
| 4 | [Michael Moorer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-moorer) |
| 5 | [Ray Mercer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-mercer) |
| 6 | [Chris Byrd (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chris-byrd) |
| 7 | [Shannon Briggs (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/shannon-briggs) |
| 8 | [Ike Ibeabuchi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ike-ibeabuchi) |
| 9 | [David Tua (New Zealand)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-tua) |
| 10 | [David Izon (Nigeria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-izon) |

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