World titles
1
Career wins
54
Knockouts
44
Title defences
5
Million-dollar gates
5
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 21 | |
| 1919 | 11 | |
| 1920 | 5 | |
| 1921 | 2 | |
| 1922 | 3 | |
| 1923 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 1 | |
| 1925 | 1 | |
| 1926 | 1 | |
| 1927 | 1 |
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 Jack Dempsey ranks #147 in Boxing
Jack Dempsey ranks #147 in Boxing and #1202 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.3/100.
The verified career covers 1914–1927 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Career wins 54, Knockouts 44, Title defences 5.
Nearest context: ahead Joe Frazier (84.3); behind Jackie Nava (84.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jack Dempsey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Dempsey comparisons
Jack Dempsey — frequently asked
- Is Jack Dempsey the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jack Dempsey ranks #147 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 84.3/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Jack Dempsey's GOAT Score?
- 84.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Jack Dempsey rank all time?
- #1202 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #147 in Boxing.
- Jack Dempsey vs Joe Frazier: who ranks higher?
- Jack Dempsey ranks higher at 84.3 versus Joe Frazier at 84.3, a margin of 0.0 points.