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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - July 1940"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - July 1940

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: July 1940. 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 (July 1940) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Bob Pastor (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-pastor) |
| 2 | [Max Baer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/max-baer) |
| 3 | [Arturo Godoy (Chile)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arturo-godoy) |
| 4 | [Buddy Baer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-baer) |
| 5 | [Red Burman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/red-burman) |
| 6 | [Pat Comiskey (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pat-comiskey) |
| 7 | [Lee Savold (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-savold) |
| 8 | [Buddy Walker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-walker) |
| 9 | [Gunnar Barlund (Finland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gunnar-barlund) |
| 10 | [Gus Dorazio (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-dorazio) |

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