Heavyweight boxing rankings- August 1950
Heavyweight boxing rankings archive for August 1950 across organizations. This page is the combined heavyweight boxing rankings list, not fight records. Open a single-org list for RING, or view the latest Heavyweight rankings.
Note: In the RING magazine ratings for this month, Ezzard Charles and Lee Savold were tied at #1 on an equal basis as contenders.
Note: The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO did not exist in August 1950.
Sources
August 1950 archive
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Month-over-month changes since August 1950
Month-over-month changes since July 1950
RINGAugust 1950 vs July 1950
Entered the top 10
- Rex LayneInto the top 10 at #7
- Lee OmaEnters at #8
- Hein Ten HoffInto the top 10 at #9
Dropped out of the top 10
- Rocky MarcianoLast ranked #7
- Roland LaStarzaPreviously held #8
- Clarence HenryOut of the top 10 after being #10
Biggest risers
- Bob BakerClimbed a place to #5
Biggest fallers
- Joe BaksiDown one place to #6
- Bruce WoodcockDown one place to #10
WBA Heavyweight Title History
WBC Heavyweight Title History
IBF Heavyweight Title History
WBO Heavyweight Title History
RING Heavyweight Title History
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