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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 1956"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - April 1956

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: April 1956. 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 (April 1956) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) - Champion |
| 1 | [Floyd Patterson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/floyd-patterson) |
| 2 | [Gerhard Hecht (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gerhard-hecht) |
| 3 | [Chuck Spieser (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chuck-spieser) |
| 4 | [Yolande Pompey (Trinidad & Tobago)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yolande-pompey) |
| 5 | [Hans Stretz (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/hans-stretz) |
| 6 | [Willi Hoepner (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willi-hoepner) |
| 7 | [Joey Maxim (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-maxim) |
| 8 | [Harold Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/harold-johnson) |
| 9 | [Ron Barton (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ron-barton) |
| 10 | [Marty Marshall (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marty-marshall) |

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