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title: "Middleweight Boxing Rankings - July 1940"
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# Middleweight Boxing Rankings - July 1940

Combined Middleweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: July 1940. 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 (July 1940) |
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| Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [Ken Overlin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ken-overlin) |
| 2 | [Tony Zale (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-zale) |
| 3 | [Ceferino Garcia (Philippines)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ceferino-garcia) |
| 4 | [Al Hostak (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/al-hostak) |
| 5 | [Archie Moore (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/archie-moore) |
| 6 | [Ron Richards (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ron-richards) |
| 7 | [Georgie Abrams (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/georgie-abrams) |
| 8 | [Jimmy Bivins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-bivins) |
| 9 | [Steve Belloise (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/steve-belloise) |
| 10 | [Howell King (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/howell-king) |

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