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Boxing · Welterweight · United States

Charley Burley

1936–1950 · Avoided by champions yet rated among the finest fighters never to hold a world title.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
86.2
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 78.8
Career wins
83
Knockouts
50
California state titles
1
Career bouts
98
Wins over ranked contenders
20

Category profile

Dominance
88
Peak
94
Longevity
82
Honours
76
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
193650
193757
193863
193970
194077
194184
194290
194397
194488
194579
194670
194762
194853
194944
195035

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • Ring Magazine archives

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

Why Charley Burley ranks #94 in Boxing

Charley Burley ranks 94th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 765th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 76, Statistics 92. 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 1936–1950 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1943, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career wins 83, knockouts 50, california state titles 1, career bouts 98.

Immediately ahead sits Mariana Juárez on 86.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jem Carney on 86.3. 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.

Charley Burley GOAT Score explained

Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Burley stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1943. Scored 94/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Charley Burley — frequently asked

Is Charley Burley the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Charley Burley ranks 94th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.2, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Charley Burley's GOAT Score?
86.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Charley Burley rank all time?
765th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 94th within Boxing.
Charley Burley vs Mariana Juárez: who ranks higher?
Mariana Juárez, on 86.3 against Charley Burley's 86.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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