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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 1947"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 1947

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: April 1947. 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 1947) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jersey Joe Walcott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jersey-joe-walcott) |
| 2 | [Joe Baksi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-baksi) |
| 3 | [Ezzard Charles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ezzard-charles) |
| 4 | [Melio Bettina (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/melio-bettina) |
| 5 | [Tami Mauriello (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tami-mauriello) |
| 6 | [Bruce Woodcock (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bruce-woodcock) |
| 7 | [Phil Muscato (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/phil-muscato) |
| 8 | [Fitzie Fitzpatrick (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fitzie-fitzpatrick) |
| 9 | [Lee Q Murray (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-q-murray) |
| 10 | [Johnny Shkor (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-shkor) |

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