Professional record (wins)
56
Losses
5
Heavyweight title reigns
3
Title bouts won
22
Olympic gold
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 96
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 95
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60 | |
| 1961 | 70 | |
| 1962 | 78 | |
| 1963 | 86 | |
| 1964 | 96 | |
| 1965 | 98 | |
| 1966 | 100 | |
| 1967 | 92 | |
| 1968 | 40 | |
| 1969 | 40 | |
| 1970 | 60 | |
| 1971 | 88 | |
| 1972 | 90 | |
| 1973 | 92 | |
| 1974 | 98 | |
| 1975 | 96 | |
| 1976 | 88 | |
| 1977 | 76 | |
| 1978 | 70 | |
| 1979 | 55 | |
| 1980 | 40 | |
| 1981 | 35 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Muhammad Ali ranks #2 in Boxing
Muhammad Ali ranks #2 in Boxing and #43 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 94.1/100.
The verified career covers 1960–1981 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 98/100, with Peak the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Professional record (wins) 56, Losses 5, Heavyweight title reigns 3, Title bouts won 22.
Nearest context: ahead Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3); behind Floyd Mayweather (94.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Muhammad Ali GOAT Score explained
- Dominance96/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours95/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ali comparisons
Muhammad Ali — frequently asked
- Is Muhammad Ali the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Muhammad Ali ranks #2 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 94.1/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Muhammad Ali's GOAT Score?
- 94.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 96 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 95 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Muhammad Ali rank all time?
- #43 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #2 in Boxing.
- Muhammad Ali vs Sugar Ray Robinson: who ranks higher?
- Sugar Ray Robinson ranks higher at 94.3 versus Muhammad Ali at 94.1, a margin of 0.2 points.