World titles
2
Career wins
55
Title defences
7
Knockouts
24
Career bouts
64
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 45 | |
| 1952 | 52 | |
| 1953 | 60 | |
| 1954 | 67 | |
| 1955 | 74 | |
| 1956 | 81 | |
| 1957 | 89 | |
| 1958 | 96 | |
| 1959 | 83 | |
| 1960 | 70 | |
| 1961 | 56 | |
| 1962 | 43 | |
| 1963 | 30 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- Ring Magazine archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gene Fullmer ranks #99 in Boxing
Gene Fullmer ranks #99 in Boxing and #859 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.1/100.
The verified career covers 1951–1963 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 2, Career wins 55, Title defences 7, Knockouts 24.
Nearest context: ahead Gervonta Davis (86.1); behind Curtis Cokes (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gene Fullmer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Fullmer comparisons
Gene Fullmer — frequently asked
- Is Gene Fullmer the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gene Fullmer ranks #99 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.1/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Gene Fullmer's GOAT Score?
- 86.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Gene Fullmer rank all time?
- #859 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #99 in Boxing.
- Gene Fullmer vs Gervonta Davis: who ranks higher?
- Gene Fullmer ranks higher at 86.1 versus Gervonta Davis at 86.1, a margin of 0.0 points.