Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Buster Douglas ranks #131 in Boxing
Buster Douglas ranks 131st among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1558th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 92, Longevity 72, Honours 70, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1981–1999 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world heavyweight titles 1, professional wins 38, knockouts 25, professional bouts 46.
Immediately ahead sits Ryan Garcia on 76.6, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Michael Watson on 75.1. 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.
Buster Douglas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Douglas stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Douglas comparisons
Buster Douglas — frequently asked
- Is Buster Douglas the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Buster Douglas ranks 131st in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 76.0, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Buster Douglas's GOAT Score?
- 76.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Buster Douglas rank all time?
- 1558th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 131st within Boxing.
- Buster Douglas vs Ryan Garcia: who ranks higher?
- Ryan Garcia, on 76.6 against Buster Douglas's 76.0 — a margin of 0.6 points.