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title: "RING Middleweight Rankings - May 1972"
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# RING Middleweight Rankings - May 1972

RING Middleweight rankings. Month: May 1972. 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 (May 1972) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Carlos Monzon (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-monzon) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jean Claude Bouttier (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jean-claude-bouttier) |
| 2 | [Emile Griffith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/emile-griffith) |
| 3 | [Miguel De Oliviera (Brazil)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/miguel-de-oliviera) |
| 4 | [Koichi Wajima (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/koichi-wajima) |
| 5 | [Bennie Briscoe (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bennie-briscoe) |
| 6 | [Nate Collins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nate-collins) |
| 7 | [Bunny Sterling (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bunny-sterling) |
| 8 | [Tom Bogs (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tom-bogs) |
| 9 | [Tony Mundine (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-mundine) |
| 10 | [Luis Vinales (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-vinales) |

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