Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James DeGale ranks #218 in Boxing
James DeGale ranks #218 in Boxing and #2104 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 79.9/100.
The verified career covers 2009–2019 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 1, World titles won 1, Professional wins 25, Knockout wins 15.
Nearest context: ahead Jake LaMotta (80.2); behind Anthony Joshua (79.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James DeGale GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top DeGale comparisons
James DeGale — frequently asked
- Is James DeGale the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James DeGale ranks #218 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 79.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is James DeGale's GOAT Score?
- 79.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does James DeGale rank all time?
- #2104 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #218 in Boxing.
- James DeGale vs Jake LaMotta: who ranks higher?
- Jake LaMotta ranks higher at 80.2 versus James DeGale at 79.9, a margin of 0.3 points.