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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - April 1940"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - April 1940

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: April 1940. This is the official monthly list, 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 (April 1940) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Arturo Godoy (Chile)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arturo-godoy) |
| 2 | [Tony Galento (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-galento) |
| 3 | [Bob Pastor (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-pastor) |
| 4 | [Red Burman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/red-burman) |
| 5 | [Nathan Mann (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/nathan-mann) |
| 6 | [Roscoe Toles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roscoe-toles) |
| 7 | [Gunnar Barlund (Finland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gunnar-barlund) |
| 8 | [Johnny Whiters (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-whiters) |
| 9 | [Junior Munsell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/junior-munsell) |
| 10 | [Buddy Walker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-walker) |

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