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title: "RING Heavyweight Rankings - May 1945"
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# RING Heavyweight Rankings - May 1945

RING Heavyweight rankings. Month: May 1945. 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 (May 1945) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Joe Louis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-louis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Joe Baksi (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-baksi) |
| 2 | [Jimmy Bivins (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jimmy-bivins) |
| 3 | [Tami Mauriello (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tami-mauriello) |
| 4 | [Melio Bettina (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/melio-bettina) |
| 5 | [Johnny Flynn (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-flynn) |
| 6 | [Elmer Ray (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/elmer-ray) |
| 7 | [Freddie Schott (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/freddie-schott) |
| 8 | [Lee Oma (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lee-oma) |
| 9 | [Joey Maxim (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joey-maxim) |
| 10 | [Lou Nova (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lou-nova) |

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