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Boxing · Middleweight · United States

Eddie Booker

1935–1944 · Murderers' Row middleweight who was never beaten by a fellow Black contender.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.4
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 77.8
Career wins
64
Career losses
8
California state titles
1
Draws with Charley Burley
2
Seasons active
10

Category profile

Dominance
88
Peak
92
Longevity
78
Honours
78
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
193550
193658
193765
193873
193981
194088
194196
194279
194362
194445

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • The Ring archive

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

Why Eddie Booker ranks #120 in Boxing

Eddie Booker ranks 120th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 912th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 78, 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 1935–1944 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1941, 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 career wins 64, career losses 8, california state titles 1, draws with charley burley 2.

Immediately ahead sits Jackie Fields on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rubén Olivares on 85.3. 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.

Eddie Booker GOAT Score explained

Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Booker stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1941. Scored 92/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Eddie Booker — frequently asked

Is Eddie Booker the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Eddie Booker ranks 120th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Eddie Booker's GOAT Score?
85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Eddie Booker rank all time?
912th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 120th within Boxing.
Eddie Booker vs Jackie Fields: who ranks higher?
Eddie Booker, on 85.4 against Jackie Fields's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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