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title: "Lightweight Boxing Rankings - May 1959"
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# Lightweight Boxing Rankings - May 1959

Combined Lightweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1959. 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 1959) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Brown (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-brown) - Champion |
| 1 | [Kenny Lane (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kenny-lane) |
| 2 | [Carlos Ortiz (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/carlos-ortiz) |
| 3 | [Paolo Rosi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paolo-rosi) |
| 4 | [Johnny Gonsalves (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-gonsalves) |
| 5 | [Johnny Busso (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-busso) |
| 6 | [Dave Charnley (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dave-charnley) |
| 7 | [Willie Toweel (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willie-toweel) |
| 8 | [Paul Armstead (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paul-armstead) |
| 9 | [Guy Gracia (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/guy-gracia) |
| 10 | [Mauro Vazquez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mauro-vazquez) |

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