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title: "RING Light Heavyweight Rankings - January 1938"
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# RING Light Heavyweight Rankings - January 1938

RING Light Heavyweight rankings. Month: January 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 (January 1938) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [John Henry Lewis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/john-henry-lewis) - Champion |
| 1 | [Al Gainer (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/al-gainer) |
| 2 | [Tiger Jack Fox (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tiger-jack-fox) |
| 3 | [Jock McAvoy (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jock-mcavoy) |
| 4 | [Eddie Wenstob (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/eddie-wenstob) |
| 5 | [Ray Actis (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-actis) |
| 6 | [Ralph De John (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ralph-de-john) |
| 7 | [Gus Lesnevich (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gus-lesnevich) |
| 8 | [Fred Lenhart (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fred-lenhart) |
| 9 | [Melio Bettina (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/melio-bettina) |
| 10 | [Young Herrera (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/young-herrera) |

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