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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1944"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1944

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1944. 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 (January 1944) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jimmy Bivins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-bivins) |
| 2 | [Tami Mauriello (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tami-mauriello) |
| 3 | [Lee Q Murray (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-q-murray) |
| 4 | [Gus Dorazio (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-dorazio) |
| 5 | [Melio Bettina (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/melio-bettina) |
| 6 | [Turkey Thompson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/turkey-thompson) |
| 7 | [Lee Savold (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-savold) |
| 8 | [Joe Baksi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-baksi) |
| 9 | [Joey Maxim (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-maxim) |
| 10 | [Buddy Walker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-walker) |

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