Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 45 | |
| 1947 | 52 | |
| 1948 | 60 | |
| 1949 | 67 | |
| 1950 | 74 | |
| 1951 | 81 | |
| 1952 | 89 | |
| 1953 | 96 | |
| 1954 | 87 | |
| 1955 | 77 | |
| 1956 | 68 | |
| 1957 | 58 | |
| 1958 | 49 | |
| 1959 | 39 | |
| 1960 | 30 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- Ring Magazine archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jimmy Carter ranks #71 in Boxing
Jimmy Carter ranks 71st among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 650th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 231 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1946–1960 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1953, 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 title reigns 3, career wins 81, knockouts 31, title fights 13.
Immediately ahead sits Sergey Kovalev on 86.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Pete Herman on 86.9. 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.
Jimmy Carter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carter 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 1953. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Carter comparisons
Jimmy Carter — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Carter the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jimmy Carter ranks 71st in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.9, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Jimmy Carter's GOAT Score?
- 86.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jimmy Carter rank all time?
- 650th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 71st within Boxing.
- Jimmy Carter vs Sergey Kovalev: who ranks higher?
- Jimmy Carter, on 86.9 against Sergey Kovalev's 86.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.