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Boxing · Welterweight · United States

Curtis Cokes

1958–1972 · Undisputed world welterweight champion in the late 1960s.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
86.1
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.2
World titles
1
Title defences
5
Career wins
62
Knockouts
30
Career bouts
80

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
82
Honours
84
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
195845
195951
196056
196162
196268
196373
196479
196585
196690
196796
196883
196970
197056
197143
197230

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 Curtis Cokes ranks #100 in Boxing

Curtis Cokes ranks 100th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 782nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 90. 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 1958–1972 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 titles 1, title defences 5, career wins 62, knockouts 30.

Immediately ahead sits Gene Fullmer on 86.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is José Nápoles on 85.9. 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.

Curtis Cokes GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Cokes stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1967. Scored 92/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Curtis Cokes — frequently asked

Is Curtis Cokes the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Curtis Cokes ranks 100th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.1, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Curtis Cokes's GOAT Score?
86.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Curtis Cokes rank all time?
782nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Boxing.
Curtis Cokes vs Gene Fullmer: who ranks higher?
Curtis Cokes, on 86.1 against Gene Fullmer's 86.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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