World titles
1
Career wins
26
Knockouts
17
European titles
1
Career losses
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 45 | |
| 1953 | 53 | |
| 1954 | 60 | |
| 1955 | 68 | |
| 1956 | 76 | |
| 1957 | 84 | |
| 1958 | 91 | |
| 1959 | 99 | |
| 1960 | 82 | |
| 1961 | 65 | |
| 1962 | 47 | |
| 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 Ingemar Johansson ranks #142 in Boxing
Ingemar Johansson ranks #142 in Boxing and #1181 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.5/100.
The verified career covers 1952–1963 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Career wins 26, Knockouts 17, European titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Carmen Basilio (84.6); behind Mike Gibbons (84.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ingemar Johansson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ingemar Johansson — frequently asked
- Is Ingemar Johansson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ingemar Johansson ranks #142 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 84.5/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Ingemar Johansson's GOAT Score?
- 84.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Ingemar Johansson rank all time?
- #1181 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #142 in Boxing.
- Ingemar Johansson vs Carmen Basilio: who ranks higher?
- Carmen Basilio ranks higher at 84.6 versus Ingemar Johansson at 84.5, a margin of 0.1 points.