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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1951"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1951

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1951. 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 1951) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Ezzard Charles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ezzard-charles) - Champion |
| 1 | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) |
| 2 | [Joey Maxim (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-maxim) |
| 3 | [Clarence Henry (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clarence-henry) |
| 4 | [Lee Savold (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-savold) |
| 5 | [Rex Layne (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rex-layne) |
| 6 | [Bob Baker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-baker) |
| 7 | [Jersey Joe Walcott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jersey-joe-walcott) |
| 8 | [Jack Gardner (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-gardner) |
| 9 | [Rocky Marciano (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rocky-marciano) |
| 10 | [Willie Bean (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willie-bean) |

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