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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1945"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - January 1945

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1945. 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 1945) |
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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 | [Bobby Ruffin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bobby-ruffin) |
| 4 | [Ike Williams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ike-williams) |
| 5 | [Juan Zurita (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-zurita) |
| 6 | [Willie Joyce (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willie-joyce) |
| 7 | [Johnny Thomas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-thomas) |
| 8 | [Vic Patrick (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vic-patrick) |
| 9 | [Ronnie James (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ronnie-james) |
| 10 | [Danny Bartfield (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/danny-bartfield) |

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