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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1946"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - October 1946

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: October 1946. 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 (October 1946) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Gus Lesnevich (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-lesnevich) - Champion |
| 1 | [Ezzard Charles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ezzard-charles) |
| 2 | [Billy Fox (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-fox) |
| 3 | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) |
| 4 | [Freddie Mills (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddie-mills) |
| 5 | [Tommy Yarosz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-yarosz) |
| 6 | [Booker Beckwith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/booker-beckwith) |
| 7 | [Billy Grant (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-grant) |
| 8 | [Costello Cruz (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/costello-cruz) |
| 9 | [Billy Smith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/billy-smith) |
| 10 | [Jack Chase (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-chase) |

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