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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - April 1971"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - April 1971

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: April 1971. These are official monthly lists, 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 1971) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Billy Backus (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-backus) - Champion |
| 1 | [Adolph Pruitt (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/adolph-pruitt) |
| 2 | [Jose Napoles (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-napoles) |
| 3 | [Ernie Lopez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ernie-lopez) |
| 4 | [Percy Pugh (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/percy-pugh) |
| 5 | [Marcel Cerdan Jr (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marcel-cerdan-jr) |
| 6 | [Robert Gallois (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/robert-gallois) |
| 7 | [Clyde Gray (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clyde-gray) |
| 8 | [Hedgemon Lewis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hedgemon-lewis) |
| 9 | [Ralph Charles (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ralph-charles) |
| 10 | [Donato Paduano (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/donato-paduano) |

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