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

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: December 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 (December 1940) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Max Baer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/max-baer) |
| 2 | [Arturo Godoy (Chile)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arturo-godoy) |
| 3 | [Red Burman (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/red-burman) |
| 4 | [Abe Simon (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/abe-simon) |
| 5 | [Buddy Walker (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-walker) |
| 6 | [Buddy Baer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/buddy-baer) |
| 7 | [Pat Comiskey (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pat-comiskey) |
| 8 | [Lee Savold (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-savold) |
| 9 | [Otis Thomas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/otis-thomas) |
| 10 | [Lem Franklin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lem-franklin) |

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