World titles
6
Undisputed reigns
2
Career wins
44
Knockouts
29
Heavyweight title reigns
4
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 5 | |
| 1988 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Evander Holyfield ranks #61 in Boxing
Evander Holyfield ranks #61 in Boxing and #585 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.6/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2011 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 6, Undisputed reigns 2, Career wins 44, Knockouts 29.
Nearest context: ahead Baby Arizmendi (87.7); behind Oleksandr Usyk (87.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Evander Holyfield GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Holyfield comparisons
Evander Holyfield — frequently asked
- Is Evander Holyfield the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Evander Holyfield ranks #61 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.6/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Evander Holyfield's GOAT Score?
- 87.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Evander Holyfield rank all time?
- #585 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #61 in Boxing.
- Evander Holyfield vs Baby Arizmendi: who ranks higher?
- Baby Arizmendi ranks higher at 87.7 versus Evander Holyfield at 87.6, a margin of 0.1 points.