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title: "Welterweight Boxing Rankings - May 1949"
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# Welterweight Boxing Rankings - May 1949

Combined Welterweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 1949. 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 (May 1949) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Ray Robinson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ray-robinson-usa) - Champion |
| 1 | [Kid Gavilan (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kid-gavilan) |
| 2 | [Bernard Docusen (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bernard-docusen) |
| 3 | [Gene Burton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gene-burton) |
| 4 | [Charley Fusari (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/charley-fusari) |
| 5 | [Frankie Fernandez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/frankie-fernandez) |
| 6 | [George Costner (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/george-costner) |
| 7 | [Johnny Greco (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/johnny-greco) |
| 8 | [Tony Janiro (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-janiro) |
| 9 | [Beau Jack (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/beau-jack) |
| 10 | [Chico Varona (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/chico-varona) |

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