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Middleweight boxing rankings- January 1957

Middleweight boxing rankings archive for January 1957 across organizations. Combined rankings list, not fight records. Single-organization lists: RING, or view the latest Middleweight rankings.

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Note: The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO did not exist in January 1957.
RankRINGJanuary 1957
Champion
United States flagGene FullmerNEW
World Champion
Gene Fullmer: won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson. Event date: 2 January 1957. First shown in the January 1957 rankings.Official source
1United States flagRay Robinson-1
2France flagCharley Humez
3United States flagRalph Jones
4United States flagEllsworth Webb
5United States flagRory Calhoun
6United States flagJoey Giardello
7United States flagJoey Giambra+3
8United States flagNeal Rivers-1
9Mexico flagChebo HernandezNEW
10United States flagCharley Joseph-2

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January 1957 archive

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Month-over-month changes since January 1957

Month-over-month changes since November 1956

RINGJanuary 1957 vs November 1956

There is a new Champion: United States flagGene Fullmer(previously United States flagRay Robinson)

Became champion:

Won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson.

First shown in January 1957 rankingsView source

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

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WBA Middleweight Title History

WBC Middleweight Title History

IBF Middleweight Title History

WBO Middleweight Title History

RING Middleweight Title History

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