World title defences
21
Professional wins
42
Knockouts
37
Olympic medals
1
Professional losses
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gennadiy Golovkin ranks #20 in Boxing
Gennadiy Golovkin ranks #20 in Boxing and #282 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.9/100.
The verified career covers 2006–2022 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World title defences 21, Professional wins 42, Knockouts 37, Olympic medals 1.
Nearest context: ahead Bob Fitzsimmons (90.1); behind Éder Jofre (89.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gennadiy Golovkin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, 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.
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Gennadiy Golovkin — frequently asked
- Is Gennadiy Golovkin the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gennadiy Golovkin ranks #20 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 89.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Gennadiy Golovkin's GOAT Score?
- 89.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Gennadiy Golovkin rank all time?
- #282 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #20 in Boxing.
- Gennadiy Golovkin vs Bob Fitzsimmons: who ranks higher?
- Bob Fitzsimmons ranks higher at 90.1 versus Gennadiy Golovkin at 89.9, a margin of 0.2 points.