Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James J. Corbett ranks #80 in Boxing
James J. Corbett ranks 80th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 716th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 84, 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 1885–1903 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1891, 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 heavyweight titles 1, professional wins 11, title defences 1, career knockouts 7.
Immediately ahead sits Deontay Wilder on 83.7, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Claressa Shields on 83.6. 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. Corbett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Corbett stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1891. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Corbett comparisons
James J. Corbett — frequently asked
- Is James J. Corbett the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James J. Corbett ranks 80th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.8, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is James J. Corbett's GOAT Score?
- 83.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James J. Corbett rank all time?
- 716th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 80th within Boxing.
- James J. Corbett vs Deontay Wilder: who ranks higher?
- James J. Corbett, on 83.8 against Deontay Wilder's 83.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.