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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - August 1944"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - August 1944

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: August 1944. 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 (August 1944) |
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| Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [Beau Jack (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/beau-jack) |
| 2 | [Bob Montgomery (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-montgomery) |
| 3 | [Johnny Thomas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-thomas) |
| 4 | [Juan Zurita (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-zurita) |
| 5 | [Ike Williams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ike-williams) |
| 6 | [Ronnie James (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ronnie-james) |
| 7 | [Freddie Dawson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddie-dawson) |
| 8 | [Dave Castilloux (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-castilloux) |
| 9 | [Slugger White (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/slugger-white) |
| 10 | [Cleo Shans (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/cleo-shans) |

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