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The Top Ranked Heavyweight Boxers of the 1940s
Notes: Fighters are listed only with the weight class they are most associated with.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Joe Louis | 4 |
| 2 | Jimmy Bivins | 16 |
| 3 | Melio Bettina | 24 |
| 4 | Tami Mauriello | 35 |
| 5 | Elmer Ray | 36 |
| 6 | Lee Q. Murray | 38 |
| 7 | Jersey Joe Walcott | 42 |
| 8 | Arturo Godoy | 49 |
| 9 | Bruce Woodcock | 55 |
| 10 | Pat Valentino | 60 |
| 11 | Bob Pastor | 90 |
| 12 | Roscoe Toles | 92 |
| 13 | Lee Oma | 104 |
| 14 | Joe Baksi | 107 |
| 15 | Rafael Iglesias | 157 |
| 16 | Johnny Flynn | 162 |
| 17 | Lou Nova | 175 |
| 18 | Max Baer | 178 |
| 19 | Abe Simon | 185 |
| 20 | Buddy Baer | 194 |
| 21 | Harry Bobo | 213 |
| 22 | Lem Franklin | 222 |
| 23 | Lee Savold | 225 |
| 24 | Buddy Walker | 232 |
| 25 | Gunnar Nilsson | 244 |
| 26 | Tony Galento | 259 |
| 27 | Curtis Sheppard | 260 |
| 28 | Jack London | 262 |
| 29 | Kid Riviera | 263 |
| 30 | Pat Comiskey | 280 |
| 31 | Colion Chaney | 285 |
| 32 | Olle Tandberg | 302 |
| 33 | John Arthur | 328 |
| 34 | Heinz Lazek | 349 |
| 35 | John Holman | 357 |
| 36 | Nathan Mann | 375 |
| 37 | Gus Dorazio | 377 |
| 38 | Omelio Agramonte | 389 |
| 39 | Jim Thompson | 407 |
| 40 | Tony Shucco | 410 |
| 41 | Tiger Jack Fox | 415 |
| 42 | Alberto Lovell | 416 |
| 43 | Rusty Payne | 438 |
| 44 | Bill Poland | 464 |
| 45 | Clayton Worlds | 490 |
| 46 | O'Dell Riley | 498 |
| 47 | Walter Neusel | 501 |
| 48 | Henry Flakes | 517 |
| 49 | Tommy Gomez | 520 |
| 50 | Alfred Brown | 521 |
| 51 | Roland LaStarza | 539 |
| 52 | Dusty Wilkerson | 541 |
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