World title reigns
2
Career wins
65
Knockouts
37
Title fights
9
Career bouts
74
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45 | |
| 1962 | 55 | |
| 1963 | 66 | |
| 1964 | 76 | |
| 1965 | 87 | |
| 1966 | 97 | |
| 1967 | 84 | |
| 1968 | 70 | |
| 1969 | 57 | |
| 1970 | 43 | |
| 1971 | 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 Ismael Laguna ranks #123 in Boxing
Ismael Laguna ranks #123 in Boxing and #1025 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.3/100.
The verified career covers 1961–1971 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World title reigns 2, Career wins 65, Knockouts 37, Title fights 9.
Nearest context: ahead Layla McCarter (85.3); behind Pernell Whitaker (85.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ismael Laguna GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ismael Laguna — frequently asked
- Is Ismael Laguna the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ismael Laguna ranks #123 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.3/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Ismael Laguna's GOAT Score?
- 85.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ismael Laguna rank all time?
- #1025 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #123 in Boxing.
- Ismael Laguna vs Layla McCarter: who ranks higher?
- Ismael Laguna ranks higher at 85.3 versus Layla McCarter at 85.3, a margin of 0.0 points.