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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1929"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1929

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1929. 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 (May 1929) |
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| 1 | [Jack Sharkey (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-sharkey) |
| 2 | [Max Schmeling (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/max-schmeling) |
| 3 | [George Godfrey (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-godfrey) |
| 4 | [Paulino Uzcudun (Spain)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paulino-uzcudun) |
| 5 | [Young Stribling (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/young-stribling) |
| 6 | [Otto Von Porat (Norway)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/otto-von-porat) |
| 7 | [Emmett Rocco (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/emmett-rocco) |
| 8 | [Ricardo Bertazzolo (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ricardo-bertazzolo) |
| 9 | [Jim Maloney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jim-maloney) |
| 10 | [Johnny Risko (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-risko) |

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