The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Flyweight--1940s

1940	1941	1942
Title Vacant Jackie Paterson Little Pancho Little Dado Manuel Ortiz Jackie Jurich Paddy Ryan Tiny Bostock Joe Curran Jimmy Chick Stewart Small Montana	Title Vacant Jackie Paterson Little Dado Joe Curran Luis Castillo Paddy Ryan Johnny Shaughnessy Tiny Bostock Small Montana Lupe Cardoza Humberto Espinosa	Title Vacant Peter Kane Jackie Paterson Little Dado Joe Curran Sammy Reynolds Norman Lewis Humberto Espinosa Jimmy Gill Paddy Ryan Larry Torpey

1943	1944	1945
Jackie Paterson, Champion Peter Kane Sammy Reynolds Little Dado Mickey Jones Joe Curran George Parkes Norman Lewis Johnny Shaughnessy Larry Torpey Humberto Espinosa	Jackie Paterson, Champion Joe Curran Tommy Burney Norman Lewis George Parkes Stumpy Butwell Alex Murphy Dado Marino Tommy Plowright Johnny Summers Hugh Cameron	Jackie Paterson, Champion Seaman Terry Allen Ed (Bunty) Doran Joe Curran Rinty Monaghan Luis Galvani Alex Murphy Hugh Cameron Tommy Burney George Parkes Billy Clinton

1946	1947
Jackie Paterson, Champion Rinty Monaghan Jimmy Gill Ed (Bunty) Doran Joe Curran Emile Famechon Raoul DeGryse Jackie Bryce Terry Allen Mickey Hill Billy Davies	Jackie Paterson, Champion Rinty Monaghan Dado Marino Maurice Sandeyron Monito Flores Dickie O'Sullivan Mustapha Mustaphaoui Raoul DeGryse Emile Famechon Spider Tymms Taffy Hancock

1948	1949
Rinty Monaghan, Champion Maurice Sandeyron Dickie O'Sullivan Dado Marino Black Pico Louis Skena Alfredo Chavez Emile Famechon Charlie Squire Honore Pratesi Norman Tennant	Rinty Monaghan, Champion Honore Pratesi Terry Allen Maurice Sandeyron Jean Sneyers Taffy Hancock Norman Lewis Peter Keenan Norman Tennant Mickey Hill Black Pico