Title defences
14
Professional wins
56
Knockouts
46
World title reign in years
6
Professional bouts
65
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40 | |
| 1962 | 47 | |
| 1963 | 54 | |
| 1964 | 61 | |
| 1965 | 69 | |
| 1966 | 76 | |
| 1967 | 83 | |
| 1968 | 90 | |
| 1969 | 97 | |
| 1970 | 88 | |
| 1971 | 80 | |
| 1972 | 71 | |
| 1973 | 63 | |
| 1974 | 54 | |
| 1975 | 46 | |
| 1976 | 37 | |
| 1977 | 29 | |
| 1978 | 20 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- World sanctioning body archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bob Foster ranks #48 in Boxing
Bob Foster ranks #48 in Boxing and #499 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.2/100.
The verified career covers 1961–1978 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Title defences 14, Professional wins 56, Knockouts 46, World title reign in years 6.
Nearest context: ahead Canelo Álvarez (88.2); behind Carlos Monzón (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bob Foster GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Foster comparisons
Bob Foster — frequently asked
- Is Bob Foster the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bob Foster ranks #48 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 88.2/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Bob Foster's GOAT Score?
- 88.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Bob Foster rank all time?
- #499 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Boxing.
- Bob Foster vs Canelo Álvarez: who ranks higher?
- Bob Foster ranks higher at 88.2 versus Canelo Álvarez at 88.2, a margin of 0.0 points.