World championship reigns
1
Career wins
59
Career losses
0
Knockouts
39
Title defences
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 55 | |
| 1892 | 63 | |
| 1893 | 72 | |
| 1894 | 80 | |
| 1895 | 89 | |
| 1896 | 97 | |
| 1897 | 80 | |
| 1898 | 62 | |
| 1899 | 45 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- The Ring archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jimmy Barry ranks #52 in Boxing
Jimmy Barry ranks #52 in Boxing and #541 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.9/100.
The verified career covers 1891–1899 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World championship reigns 1, Career wins 59, Knockouts 39, Title defences 4.
Nearest context: ahead James J. Jeffries (87.9); behind James Toney (87.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jimmy Barry GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, 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 Barry comparisons
Jimmy Barry — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Barry the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jimmy Barry ranks #52 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Jimmy Barry's GOAT Score?
- 87.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Jimmy Barry rank all time?
- #541 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #52 in Boxing.
- Jimmy Barry vs James J. Jeffries: who ranks higher?
- Jimmy Barry ranks higher at 87.9 versus James J. Jeffries at 87.9, a margin of 0.0 points.