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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - August 1948"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - August 1948

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: August 1948. 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 (August 1948) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Jersey Joe Walcott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jersey-joe-walcott) |
| 2 | [Lee Savold (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-savold) |
| 3 | [Rusty Payne (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rusty-payne) |
| 4 | [Colion Chaney (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/colion-chaney) |
| 5 | [Joey Maxim (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-maxim) |
| 6 | [Curtis Sheppard (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/curtis-sheppard) |
| 7 | [Jo Weidin (Austria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jo-weidin) |
| 8 | [Melio Bettina (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/melio-bettina) |
| 9 | [Jimmy Bivins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-bivins) |
| 10 | [Johnny Flynn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-flynn) |

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