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Boxing · Flyweight · United States

Fidel LaBarba

1924–1933 · Olympic flyweight gold medallist in 1924 who turned professional and won the world title.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
80.8
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 73.7
Olympic gold medals
1
World titles
1
Professional wins
73
Professional bouts
100
Title fights
4

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
92
Longevity
70
Honours
82
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
192445
192562
192679
192796
192884
192972
193061
193149
193237
193325

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • World sanctioning body archives

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

Why Fidel LaBarba ranks #207 in Boxing

Fidel LaBarba ranks 207th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1731st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 70, Honours 82, Statistics 80. 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 1924–1933 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1927, 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 olympic gold medals 1, world titles 1, professional wins 73, professional bouts 100.

Immediately ahead sits Shawn Porter on 80.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Christy Martin on 80.7. 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.

Fidel LaBarba GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far LaBarba stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1927. Scored 92/100.
Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Fidel LaBarba — frequently asked

Is Fidel LaBarba the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Fidel LaBarba ranks 207th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 80.8, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Fidel LaBarba's GOAT Score?
80.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Fidel LaBarba rank all time?
1731st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 207th within Boxing.
Fidel LaBarba vs Shawn Porter: who ranks higher?
Fidel LaBarba, on 80.8 against Shawn Porter's 80.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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