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Boxing · Lightweight · United Kingdom

Arthur Chambers

1866–1879 · Bare-knuckle lightweight champion of America from 1872.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.5
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 76.8
World championship wins
1
Career wins
8
Title defences
3
Career fights
12
Seasons active
14

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
78
Honours
84
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
186650
186757
186865
186972
187079
187187
187294
187386
187479
187571
187663
187755
187848
187940

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • The Ring archive

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

Why Arthur Chambers ranks #167 in Boxing

Arthur Chambers ranks 167th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1237th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 84, Statistics 84. 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 1866–1879 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1872, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship wins 1, career wins 8, title defences 3, career fights 12.

Immediately ahead sits Stanley Ketchel on 83.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Shane Mosley on 83.4. 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.

Arthur Chambers GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Chambers stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1872. Scored 90/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Arthur Chambers — frequently asked

Is Arthur Chambers the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Arthur Chambers ranks 167th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Arthur Chambers's GOAT Score?
83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Arthur Chambers rank all time?
1237th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 167th within Boxing.
Arthur Chambers vs Stanley Ketchel: who ranks higher?
Arthur Chambers, on 83.5 against Stanley Ketchel's 83.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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