World titles
3
Simultaneous world titles
3
Career wins
151
Knockouts
101
Title defences
19
Wins in 1937
27
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 12 | |
| 1935 | 14 | |
| 1936 | 15 | |
| 1937 | 27 | |
| 1938 | 14 | |
| 1939 | 12 | |
| 1940 | 10 | |
| 1941 | 8 | |
| 1942 | 6 | |
| 1943 | 5 | |
| 1944 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 3 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Henry Armstrong ranks #37 in Boxing
Henry Armstrong ranks #37 in Boxing and #416 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.8/100.
The verified career covers 1931–1945 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 3, Simultaneous world titles 3, Career wins 151, Knockouts 101.
Nearest context: ahead Vitali Klitschko (88.9); behind Marco Antonio Barrera (88.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Henry Armstrong 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.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Armstrong comparisons
Henry Armstrong — frequently asked
- Is Henry Armstrong the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Henry Armstrong ranks #37 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 88.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Henry Armstrong's GOAT Score?
- 88.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Henry Armstrong rank all time?
- #416 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #37 in Boxing.
- Henry Armstrong vs Vitali Klitschko: who ranks higher?
- Vitali Klitschko ranks higher at 88.9 versus Henry Armstrong at 88.8, a margin of 0.1 points.