The Ring Rankings
A look at the men who made Ring's Top Ten over the Marciano years.
Ring Ratings for August, 1950
Champion Vacant (Louis retired)
1.Ezzard Charles
Lee Savold (Tied for #1)
3. Jersey Joe Walcott
4. Joey Maxim
5. Bob Baker
6. Joe Baksi
7. Rex Layne
8. Lee Oma
9. Freddy Beshore
10. Bruce Woodcock
Ring Ratings For August 1951
Champion Joe Walcott
1. Ezzard Charles
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Clarence Henry
5. Roland LaStarza
6. Bob Baker
7. Rex Layne
8. Cesar Brion
9. Lee Savold
10. Hein Neuhaus
Ring Ratings For Jan. 1952
Champion Rocky Maricano
1. Jersey Joe Walcott
2. Ezzard Charles
3. Rex Layne
4. Roland LaStarza
5. Jimmy Bivins
6. Coley Wallace
7. Johnny Williams, England
8. Bob Baker
9. Heinz Neuhaus, Germany
10. Karel Sys, Belgium
Ring Ratings For August, 1954
Champion Rocky Marciano
1. Ezzard Charles
2. Nino Valdes
3. Don Cockell
4. Jimmy Slade
5. Roland LaStarza
6. Tommy Jackson
7. Dan Bucceroni
8. Bob Baker
9. Earl Walls
10. Heinz Neuhaus
Ring Ratings For October, 1952
Champion Rocky Maricano
1. Jersey Joe Walcott
2. Rex Layne
3. Ezzard Charles
4. Clarence Henry
5. Bob Dunlop
6. Jimmy Bivins
7. Johnny Williams
8. Roland LaStarza
9. Heinz Neuhaus, Germany
10. Karel Sys , Belgium
Ring Ratings For Oct. 1954
Champion Rocky Marciano
1. Nino Valdes, Cuba
2. Don Cockell, England
3. Ezzard Charles
4. Heinz Neuhaus, Germany
5. Jimmy Slade
6. Bob Baker
7. Roland LaStarza
8. Earl Walls, Canada
9. Tommy Jackson
10. Dan Bucceroni
Ring Ratings For August 1955
Champion Rocky Maricano
1. Archie Moore
2. Bob Baker
3. Tommy Jackson
4. Don Cockell
5. Ezzard Charles
6. Earl Walls, Canada
7. Nino Valdes, Cuba
8. John Holman
9. Franco Cavicchi, Italy
10. Rex Layne
Ring Ratings For November, 1955
Champion Rocky Maricano
1. Archie Moore
2. Bob Baker
3. Nino Valdes, Cuba
4. Tommy Jackson
5. Jimmy Slade
6. John Holman
7. Johnny Summerlin
8. Ezzard Charles
9. Harold Carter
10. Franco, Cavicchi, Italy
Ring Ratings For Dec. 1955
Champion Rocky Maricano
1. Archie Moore
2. Bob Baker
3. Tommy Jackson
4. Bob Satterfield
5. Ezzard Charles
6. John Holman
7. Nino Valdes
8. Earl Walls
9. Jimmy Slade
10. Don Cockell