Title defences
11
Professional wins
104
Knockouts
47
Professional bouts
160
World title reign in years
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 35 | |
| 1944 | 39 | |
| 1945 | 43 | |
| 1946 | 47 | |
| 1947 | 51 | |
| 1948 | 55 | |
| 1949 | 59 | |
| 1950 | 63 | |
| 1951 | 68 | |
| 1952 | 72 | |
| 1953 | 76 | |
| 1954 | 80 | |
| 1955 | 84 | |
| 1956 | 88 | |
| 1957 | 92 | |
| 1958 | 96 | |
| 1959 | 90 | |
| 1960 | 83 | |
| 1961 | 77 | |
| 1962 | 71 | |
| 1963 | 64 | |
| 1964 | 58 | |
| 1965 | 52 | |
| 1966 | 45 | |
| 1967 | 39 | |
| 1968 | 33 | |
| 1969 | 26 | |
| 1970 | 20 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- World sanctioning body archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joe Brown ranks #54 in Boxing
Joe Brown ranks #54 in Boxing and #554 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.8/100.
The verified career covers 1943–1970 and 28 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Title defences 11, Professional wins 104, Knockouts 47, Professional bouts 160.
Nearest context: ahead James Toney (87.8); behind Gabriel Elorde (87.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Brown GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Brown comparisons
Joe Brown — frequently asked
- Is Joe Brown the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Brown ranks #54 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Joe Brown's GOAT Score?
- 87.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Joe Brown rank all time?
- #554 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #54 in Boxing.
- Joe Brown vs James Toney: who ranks higher?
- Joe Brown ranks higher at 87.8 versus James Toney at 87.8, a margin of 0.0 points.