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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1939"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1939

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1939. 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 1939) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [John Henry Lewis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-henry-lewis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Melio Bettina (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/melio-bettina) |
| 2 | [Billy Conn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-conn) |
| 3 | [Ron Richards (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ron-richards) |
| 4 | [Len Harvey (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/len-harvey) |
| 5 | [Gus Lesnevich (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-lesnevich) |
| 6 | [Jock McAvoy (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jock-mcavoy) |
| 7 | [Tiger Jack Fox (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tiger-jack-fox) |
| 8 | [Adolf Heuser (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/adolf-heuser) |
| 9 | [Al Gainer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/al-gainer) |
| 10 | [Tommy Tucker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-tucker) |

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