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Boxing · Featherweight · United States

Abe Attell

1900–1917 · World featherweight champion for eleven years in the early 1900s.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
90.3
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 82.8
Years as champion
11
Career wins
91
Knockouts
51
Title defences
18
Career bouts
172

Category profile

Dominance
90
Peak
94
Longevity
88
Honours
88
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
190045
190152
190258
190365
190471
190578
190684
190791
190897
190990
191082
191175
191267
191360
191452
191545
191637
191730

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • Ring Magazine archives

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Abe Attell ranks #17 in Boxing

Abe Attell ranks 17th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 210th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 94, Longevity 88, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 231 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1900–1917 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1908, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes years as champion 11, career wins 91, knockouts 51, title defences 18.

Immediately ahead sits Panama Al Brown on 90.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joe Calzaghe on 90.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Abe Attell GOAT Score explained

Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Attell stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1908. Scored 94/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Abe Attell — frequently asked

Is Abe Attell the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Abe Attell ranks 17th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 90.3, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Abe Attell's GOAT Score?
90.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Abe Attell rank all time?
210th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 17th within Boxing.
Abe Attell vs Panama Al Brown: who ranks higher?
Abe Attell, on 90.3 against Panama Al Brown's 90.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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