World heavyweight titles
1
Professional wins
11
Title defences
1
Career knockouts
7
Professional bouts
20
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 | |
| 1890 | 1 | |
| 1891 | 2 | |
| 1892 | 2 | |
| 1893 | 1 | |
| 1894 | 1 | |
| 1895 | 1 | |
| 1896 | 0 | |
| 1897 | 1 | |
| 1898 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James J. Corbett ranks #157 in Boxing
James J. Corbett ranks #157 in Boxing and #1302 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.8/100.
The verified career covers 1885–1903 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World heavyweight titles 1, Professional wins 11, Title defences 1, Career knockouts 7.
Nearest context: ahead Erik Morales (83.8); behind Naseem Hamed (83.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James J. Corbett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Corbett comparisons
James J. Corbett — frequently asked
- Is James J. Corbett the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James J. Corbett ranks #157 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is James J. Corbett's GOAT Score?
- 83.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does James J. Corbett rank all time?
- #1302 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #157 in Boxing.
- James J. Corbett vs Erik Morales: who ranks higher?
- James J. Corbett ranks higher at 83.8 versus Erik Morales at 83.8, a margin of 0.0 points.