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Boxing · Light heavyweight · United States

Jack Dillon

1908–1923 · Light heavyweight world champion known as the Giant Killer.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
86.5
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.9
World titles won
1
Professional wins
94
Knockout wins
64
Professional bouts
250
World title defences
4

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
86
Honours
82
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
190812
190918
191022
191125
191224
191322
191420
191518
191614
191710
19188
19196
19204
19213
19222

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 Jack Dillon ranks #32 in Boxing

Jack Dillon ranks 32nd among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 406th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1908–1923 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1911, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles won 1, professional wins 94, knockout wins 64, professional bouts 250.

Immediately ahead sits Nonpareil Jack Dempsey on 86.8, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Lennox Lewis on 86.4. 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.

Jack Dillon GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Dillon stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1911. Scored 92/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Jack Dillon — frequently asked

Is Jack Dillon the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Jack Dillon ranks 32nd in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.5, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Jack Dillon's GOAT Score?
86.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Jack Dillon rank all time?
406th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within Boxing.
Jack Dillon vs Nonpareil Jack Dempsey: who ranks higher?
Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, on 86.8 against Jack Dillon's 86.5 — a margin of 0.3 points.
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