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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - June 1979"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - June 1979

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: June 1979. 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 (June 1979) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Muhammad Ali (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/muhammad-ali) - Champion |
| 1 | [Larry Holmes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/larry-holmes) |
| 2 | [Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerrie-coetzee) |
| 3 | [Earnie Shavers (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/earnie-shavers) |
| 4 | [John Tate (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-tate) |
| 5 | [Lorenzo Zanon (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lorenzo-zanon) |
| 6 | [Alfredo Evangelista (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alfredo-evangelista) |
| 7 | [Ken Norton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ken-norton) |
| 8 | [Mike Weaver (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mike-weaver) |
| 9 | [Leon Spinks (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leon-spinks) |
| 10 | [Kallie Knoetze (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kallie-knoetze) |

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