Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 10 | |
| 1989 | 12 | |
| 1990 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 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 Toney ranks #24 in Boxing
James Toney ranks 24th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 274th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 84, Statistics 88. 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 1988–2017 with 25 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, 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 titles in weight classes 3, professional wins 77, knockouts 47, professional bouts 93.
Immediately ahead sits Carlos Monzón on 88.0, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Evander Holyfield on 87.6. 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 Toney GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Toney stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 29 years of competition and 25 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Toney comparisons
James Toney — frequently asked
- Is James Toney the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James Toney ranks 24th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is James Toney's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James Toney rank all time?
- 274th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 24th within Boxing.
- James Toney vs Carlos Monzón: who ranks higher?
- Carlos Monzón, on 88.0 against James Toney's 87.8 — a margin of 0.2 points.