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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1950"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 1950

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1950. 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 (January 1950) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Freddie Mills (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddie-mills) - Champion |
| 1 | [Joey Maxim (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-maxim) |
| 2 | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) |
| 3 | [Harold Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/harold-johnson) |
| 4 | [Leonard Morrow (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leonard-morrow) |
| 5 | [Bert Lytell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bert-lytell) |
| 6 | [Bob Murphy (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-murphy) |
| 7 | [Dave Whitlock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-whitlock) |
| 8 | [Billy Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-smith) |
| 9 | [Nick Barone (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nick-barone) |
| 10 | [Tommy Yarosz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-yarosz) |

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