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title: "RING Light Heavyweight Rankings - April 1961"
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# RING Light Heavyweight Rankings - April 1961

RING Light Heavyweight rankings. Month: April 1961. 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 (April 1961) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) - Champion |
| 1 | [Harold Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/harold-johnson) |
| 2 | [Giulio Rinaldi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/giulio-rinaldi) |
| 3 | [Erich Schoppner (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/erich-schoppner) |
| 4 | [Doug Jones (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/doug-jones) |
| 5 | [Chic Calderwood (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chic-calderwood) |
| 6 | [Willie Pastrano (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willie-pastrano) |
| 7 | [Von Clay (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/von-clay) |
| 8 | [Carl Olson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carl-olson) |
| 9 | [Kirk Barrow (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kirk-barrow) |
| 10 | [Eddie Cotton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-cotton) |

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