World titles
1
Title defences
8
Professional wins
95
Knockouts
52
Professional bouts
122
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 40 | |
| 1941 | 46 | |
| 1942 | 51 | |
| 1943 | 57 | |
| 1944 | 63 | |
| 1945 | 69 | |
| 1946 | 74 | |
| 1947 | 80 | |
| 1948 | 86 | |
| 1949 | 91 | |
| 1950 | 97 | |
| 1951 | 89 | |
| 1952 | 80 | |
| 1953 | 72 | |
| 1954 | 64 | |
| 1955 | 55 | |
| 1956 | 47 | |
| 1957 | 39 | |
| 1958 | 30 | |
| 1959 | 22 |
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 Ezzard Charles ranks #24 in Boxing
Ezzard Charles ranks #24 in Boxing and #299 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.8/100.
The verified career covers 1940–1959 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Title defences 8, Professional wins 95, Knockouts 52.
Nearest context: ahead Willie Pep (89.8); behind Emile Griffith (89.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ezzard Charles GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, 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.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Charles comparisons
Ezzard Charles — frequently asked
- Is Ezzard Charles the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ezzard Charles ranks #24 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 89.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Ezzard Charles's GOAT Score?
- 89.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Ezzard Charles rank all time?
- #299 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #24 in Boxing.
- Ezzard Charles vs Willie Pep: who ranks higher?
- Ezzard Charles ranks higher at 89.8 versus Willie Pep at 89.8, a margin of 0.0 points.