World title reigns
5
World title fights
22
Professional wins
85
Professional bouts
112
Fighter of the Year awards
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 40 | |
| 1959 | 48 | |
| 1960 | 56 | |
| 1961 | 64 | |
| 1962 | 72 | |
| 1963 | 80 | |
| 1964 | 88 | |
| 1965 | 96 | |
| 1966 | 90 | |
| 1967 | 84 | |
| 1968 | 78 | |
| 1969 | 72 | |
| 1970 | 66 | |
| 1971 | 61 | |
| 1972 | 55 | |
| 1973 | 49 | |
| 1974 | 43 | |
| 1975 | 37 | |
| 1976 | 31 | |
| 1977 | 25 |
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 Emile Griffith ranks #25 in Boxing
Emile Griffith ranks #25 in Boxing and #308 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.7/100.
The verified career covers 1958–1977 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World title reigns 5, World title fights 22, Professional wins 85, Professional bouts 112.
Nearest context: ahead Ezzard Charles (89.8); behind Héctor Camacho (89.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Emile Griffith GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Griffith comparisons
Emile Griffith — frequently asked
- Is Emile Griffith the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Emile Griffith ranks #25 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 89.7/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Emile Griffith's GOAT Score?
- 89.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Emile Griffith rank all time?
- #308 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #25 in Boxing.
- Emile Griffith vs Ezzard Charles: who ranks higher?
- Ezzard Charles ranks higher at 89.8 versus Emile Griffith at 89.7, a margin of 0.1 points.