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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - October 1970"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - October 1970

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: October 1970. 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 (October 1970) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Frazier (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-frazier) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jerry Quarry (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerry-quarry) |
| 2 | [Oscar Bonavena (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oscar-bonavena) |
| 3 | [George Foreman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-foreman) |
| 4 | [Sonny Liston (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sonny-liston) |
| 5 | [George Chuvalo (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-chuvalo) |
| 6 | [Mac Foster (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mac-foster) |
| 7 | [Jose Ibar Urtain (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-ibar-urtain) |
| 8 | [Henry Cooper (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/henry-cooper) |
| 9 | [Boone Kirkman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/boone-kirkman) |
| 10 | [Floyd Patterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/floyd-patterson) |

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