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Boxing · Super middleweight · United Kingdom

George Groves

2008–2018 · WBA super middleweight champion and World Boxing Super Series finalist.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
78.7
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 73.1
World titles won
1
Professional wins
28
Knockout wins
20
Professional losses
4
World title fights
7

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
88
Longevity
74
Honours
76
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
20084
20094
20103
20113
20123
20132
20142
20152
20162
20172
20181

Data sources

  • BoxRec
  • The Ring
  • International Boxing Hall of Fame

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

Why George Groves ranks #128 in Boxing

George Groves ranks 128th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1265th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 76, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 2008–2018 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles won 1, professional wins 28, knockout wins 20, professional losses 4.

Immediately ahead sits Salvador Sánchez on 78.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Lamon Brewster on 78.5. 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.

George Groves GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Groves stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 88/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

George Groves — frequently asked

Is George Groves the GOAT?
Not on the current data. George Groves ranks 128th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 78.7, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is George Groves's GOAT Score?
78.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does George Groves rank all time?
1265th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 128th within Boxing.
George Groves vs Salvador Sánchez: who ranks higher?
Salvador Sánchez, on 78.8 against George Groves's 78.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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