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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1949"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 1949

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1949. 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 1949) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Freddie Mills (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddie-mills) - Champion |
| 1 | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) |
| 2 | [Gus Lesnevich (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-lesnevich) |
| 3 | [Tommy Yarosz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-yarosz) |
| 4 | [Henry Hall (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/henry-hall) |
| 5 | [Leonard Morrow (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leonard-morrow) |
| 6 | [Dave Sands (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-sands) |
| 7 | [Dave Whitlock (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-whitlock) |
| 8 | [Doc Williams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/doc-williams) |
| 9 | [Harold Johnson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/harold-johnson) |
| 10 | [Billy Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-smith) |

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