World titles
1
Career wins
73
Knockouts
40
Title defences
9
Years as champion
7
Hall of Fame inductions
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 8 | |
| 1903 | 10 | |
| 1904 | 12 | |
| 1905 | 9 | |
| 1906 | 7 | |
| 1907 | 6 | |
| 1908 | 5 | |
| 1909 | 4 | |
| 1910 | 3 | |
| 1911 | 2 | |
| 1912 | 2 | |
| 1913 | 1 | |
| 1914 | 1 | |
| 1915 | 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 Johnson ranks #40 in Boxing
Jack Johnson ranks #40 in Boxing and #464 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.4/100.
The verified career covers 1898–1938 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Career wins 73, Knockouts 40, Title defences 9.
Nearest context: ahead Orlando Canizales (88.6); behind Andre Ward (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jack Johnson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Johnson comparisons
Jack Johnson — frequently asked
- Is Jack Johnson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jack Johnson ranks #40 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 88.4/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Jack Johnson's GOAT Score?
- 88.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Jack Johnson rank all time?
- #464 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #40 in Boxing.
- Jack Johnson vs Orlando Canizales: who ranks higher?
- Orlando Canizales ranks higher at 88.6 versus Jack Johnson at 88.4, a margin of 0.2 points.