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title: "Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - September 1938"
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# Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - September 1938

Combined Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: September 1938. 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 (September 1938) |
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| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Max Baer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/max-baer) |
| 2 | [Gunnar Barlund (Finland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gunnar-barlund) |
| 3 | [Bob Pastor (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-pastor) |
| 4 | [Tony Galento (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-galento) |
| 5 | [Tommy Farr (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-farr) |
| 6 | [Maxie Rosenbloom (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maxie-rosenbloom) |
| 7 | [Max Schmeling (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/max-schmeling) |
| 8 | [Buddy Knox (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-knox) |
| 9 | [Lou Nova (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-nova) |
| 10 | [Alberto Lovell (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alberto-lovell) |

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