World titles
1
Professional wins
32
Career knockouts
28
Professional bouts
35
European titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8 | |
| 1982 | 7 | |
| 1983 | 6 | |
| 1984 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 4 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 2 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Barry McGuigan ranks #213 in Boxing
Barry McGuigan ranks #213 in Boxing and #1964 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.5/100.
The verified career covers 1981–1989 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Professional wins 32, Career knockouts 28, Professional bouts 35.
Nearest context: ahead Alejandra Jiménez (80.6); behind Natasha Jonas (80.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Barry McGuigan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top McGuigan comparisons
Barry McGuigan — frequently asked
- Is Barry McGuigan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Barry McGuigan ranks #213 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 80.5/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Barry McGuigan's GOAT Score?
- 80.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Barry McGuigan rank all time?
- #1964 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #213 in Boxing.
- Barry McGuigan vs Alejandra Jiménez: who ranks higher?
- Alejandra Jiménez ranks higher at 80.6 versus Barry McGuigan at 80.5, a margin of 0.1 points.