World title defences
7
Career wins
18
Knockouts
15
Losses as champion
0
Years as champion
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 50 | |
| 1897 | 60 | |
| 1898 | 69 | |
| 1899 | 79 | |
| 1900 | 88 | |
| 1901 | 98 | |
| 1902 | 89 | |
| 1903 | 81 | |
| 1904 | 72 | |
| 1905 | 63 | |
| 1906 | 55 | |
| 1907 | 46 | |
| 1908 | 37 | |
| 1909 | 29 | |
| 1910 | 20 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- Ring Magazine archives
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. Jeffries ranks #51 in Boxing
James J. Jeffries ranks #51 in Boxing and #540 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.9/100.
The verified career covers 1896–1910 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World title defences 7, Career wins 18, Knockouts 15, Years as champion 6.
Nearest context: ahead Young Corbett III (88.0); behind Jimmy Barry (87.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James J. Jeffries GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Jeffries comparisons
James J. Jeffries — frequently asked
- Is James J. Jeffries the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James J. Jeffries ranks #51 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is James J. Jeffries's GOAT Score?
- 87.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does James J. Jeffries rank all time?
- #540 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #51 in Boxing.
- James J. Jeffries vs Young Corbett III: who ranks higher?
- Young Corbett III ranks higher at 88.0 versus James J. Jeffries at 87.9, a margin of 0.1 points.