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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - December 1938"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - December 1938

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: December 1938. 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 (December 1938) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Lou Nova (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-nova) |
| 2 | [Max Baer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/max-baer) |
| 3 | [Bob Pastor (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bob-pastor) |
| 4 | [Tony Galento (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-galento) |
| 5 | [Maxie Rosenbloom (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maxie-rosenbloom) |
| 6 | [Len Harvey (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/len-harvey) |
| 7 | [Red Burman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/red-burman) |
| 8 | [Roscoe Toles (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/roscoe-toles) |
| 9 | [Gus Dorazio (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-dorazio) |
| 10 | [Tommy Farr (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tommy-farr) |

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