1954-1956 Heavyweight ratings by Ring Magazine & NBA; Rocky Marciano, Champion
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        Ring Ratings For August 1954:
                
1. Ezzard Charles
2. Nino Valdez
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 1954:

1. Nino Valdez, Cuba
2. Don Cockell, England
3. Ezzard Charles
4. Heinz Neuhaus, Germany
5. Jimmy Slade
6. Bob Baker
7. Roland LaStarza
8. Earl Walls
9. Tommy Jackson
10. Dan Bucceroni

        Ring Ratings For August 1955:

1. Archie Moore 
2. Bob Baker
3. Tommy Jackson
4. Don Cockell
5. Ezzard Charles
6. Earl Walls, Canada
7. Nino Valdez
8. John Holman
9. Franco Cavicchi, Italy
10. Rex Layne

        Ring Ratings For November 1955:

1. Bob Baker & Archie Moore
3. Nino Valdez, Cuba
4. Tommy Jackson
5. Jimmy Slade
6. John Holman
7. Johnny Summerlin
8. Ezzard Charles
9. Harold Carter
10. Franco Cavicchi

        Ring Ratings For December 1955:

1. Bob Baker & Archie Moore
3. Tommy Jackson
4. Bob Satterfield
5. Ezzard Charles
6. John Holman
7. Nino Valdez
8. Earl Walls
9. Jimmy Slade
10. Don Cockell
        
        Ring Ratings for February 1956:

1. Bob Baker & Archie Moore
2. Tommy Jackson
3. John Holman
4. Willie Pastrano
5. Nino Valdes
6. Johnny Summerlin
7. Bob Satterfield
8. Young Jack Johnson
9. Ezzard Charles
10. Franco Cavicchi

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         NBA Rating October 1955:

1. Bob Baker, PN
2. Nino Valdez
3. Tommy Jackson, NY
4. Ezzard Charles, OH
5. Don Cockell
6. Earl Walls, Canada
7. Jack Gardner, England
8. Rex Layne, UT
9. Franco Cavicchi
10. John Holman, IL

        NBA Rating October 1955:

1. Bob Baker, PN
2. Nino Valdez, Cuba
3. Tommy Jackson, NY
4. Ezzard Charles, OH
5. Don Cockell, UK
6. Earl Walls
7. Jack Gardner, England
8. Rex Layne, UT
9. Franco Cavicchi
10. John Holman, IL
 
        NBA Rating January 1956:

1. Bob Baker
2. Nino Valdez 1&2 Outstanding boxers
3. Tommy Jackson
4. John Holman
5. Bob Satterfield
6. Ezzard Charles
7. Don Cockell
8. Franco Cavicchi, Italy
9. Jimmy Slade, NY
10. Harold Carter, NJ
11. Earl Walls
12. Jack Gardner
13. Rex Layne, UT

        In April of 1956, Holman was named the most oustanding boxer.
Between June 1955 and February 1956, Baker, Valdez, Hurricane were constantly
at the top (Valdez was also top rated in 1959 too); they wre named 
honorable, outstanding boxers! Baker was always at the top of the list 
due to his 13 straight wins from April 1954 to February 1956 aka Baker's Dozen! 
Next to Cavicchi, he was the only heavyweight in the world with so many 
straight victories, only one in Americas (Johnny Summerling came #2 with 11)! 
NBA, National (in American continent only) Boxing Association, moved Archie 
back to light heavyweight division in October of 1955, thus Baker was top 
rated boxer from October 1955 to February 1956, 
in reality, without Moore, he was #1 from April 1955 to February 1956.
He was the only opponent left Rocky should have faced.