Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 11 | |
| 1927 | 12 | |
| 1928 | 10 | |
| 1929 | 9 | |
| 1930 | 6 | |
| 1931 | 5 | |
| 1932 | 4 | |
| 1933 | 2 | |
| 1934 | 2 | |
| 1935 | 1 | |
| 1936 | 1 | |
| 1937 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James J. Braddock ranks #108 in Boxing
James J. Braddock ranks 108th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 942nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 82. 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 1926–1938 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1927, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world heavyweight titles 1, professional wins 51, knockouts 26, professional bouts 86.
Immediately ahead sits Aaron Pryor on 81.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Sonny Liston on 81.1. 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.
James J. Braddock GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Braddock stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1927. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Braddock comparisons
James J. Braddock — frequently asked
- Is James J. Braddock the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James J. Braddock ranks 108th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 81.4, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is James J. Braddock's GOAT Score?
- 81.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James J. Braddock rank all time?
- 942nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 108th within Boxing.
- James J. Braddock vs Aaron Pryor: who ranks higher?
- Aaron Pryor, on 81.5 against James J. Braddock's 81.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.