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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - June 1972"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - June 1972

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: June 1972. 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 (June 1972) |
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| Champion | [Jose Napoles (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-napoles) - Champion |
| 1 | [Hedgemon Lewis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hedgemon-lewis) |
| 2 | [Roger Menetrey (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roger-menetrey) |
| 3 | [Billy Backus (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-backus) |
| 4 | [Adolph Pruitt (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/adolph-pruitt) |
| 5 | [Ernie Lopez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ernie-lopez) |
| 6 | [Clyde Gray (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clyde-gray) |
| 7 | [Jack Tillman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-tillman) |
| 8 | [Ryu Sorimachi (Japan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryu-sorimachi) |
| 9 | [Armando Muniz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/armando-muniz) |
| 10 | [Buddy Boggs (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-boggs) |

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