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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1952"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1952

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: October 1952. 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 (October 1952) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Rocky Marciano (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rocky-marciano) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jersey Joe Walcott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jersey-joe-walcott) |
| 2 | [Rex Layne (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rex-layne) |
| 3 | [Ezzard Charles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ezzard-charles) |
| 4 | [Clarence Henry (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/clarence-henry) |
| 5 | [Bob Dunlop (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-dunlop) |
| 6 | [Johnny Williams (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-williams) |
| 7 | [Jimmy Bivins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-bivins) |
| 8 | [Roland LaStarza (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roland-lastarza) |
| 9 | [Heinz Neuhaus (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/heinz-neuhaus) |
| 10 | [Karel Sys (Belgium)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/karel-sys) |

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