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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - January 1962"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - January 1962

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 1962. These are official monthly lists, 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 1962) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Benny Paret (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/benny-paret) - Champion |
| 1 | [Emile Griffith (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/emile-griffith) |
| 2 | [Ralph Dupas (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ralph-dupas) |
| 3 | [Jorge Fernandez (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jorge-fernandez) |
| 4 | [Luis Rodriguez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-rodriguez-mex) |
| 5 | [Duilio Loi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/duilio-loi) |
| 6 | [Gaspar Ortega (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gaspar-ortega) |
| 7 | [Brian Curvis (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/brian-curvis) |
| 8 | [Ted Wright (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ted-wright) |
| 9 | [Federico Thompson (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/federico-thompson) |
| 10 | [Curtis Cokes (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/curtis-cokes) |

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