Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 4 | |
| 1934 | 5 | |
| 1935 | 4 | |
| 1936 | 3 | |
| 1937 | 2 | |
| 1938 | 3 | |
| 1939 | 4 | |
| 1940 | 5 | |
| 1941 | 4 | |
| 1942 | 3 | |
| 1943 | 3 | |
| 1944 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 3 | |
| 1946 | 2 | |
| 1947 | 2 | |
| 1948 | 2 | |
| 1949 | 1 | |
| 1950 | 1 | |
| 1951 | 1 | |
| 1952 | 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 Jersey Joe Walcott ranks #50 in Boxing
Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 50th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 471st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 84. 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 1930–1953 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1934, 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 32, world title fights 7.
Immediately ahead sits Kostya Tszyu on 85.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Guillermo Rigondeaux on 85.9. 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.
Jersey Joe Walcott GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Walcott stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1934. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Walcott comparisons
Jersey Joe Walcott — frequently asked
- Is Jersey Joe Walcott the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 50th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Jersey Joe Walcott's GOAT Score?
- 85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jersey Joe Walcott rank all time?
- 471st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 50th within Boxing.
- Jersey Joe Walcott vs Kostya Tszyu: who ranks higher?
- Jersey Joe Walcott, on 85.9 against Kostya Tszyu's 85.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.