Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 45 | |
| 1994 | 50 | |
| 1995 | 55 | |
| 1996 | 59 | |
| 1997 | 64 | |
| 1998 | 69 | |
| 1999 | 74 | |
| 2000 | 79 | |
| 2001 | 84 | |
| 2002 | 88 | |
| 2003 | 93 | |
| 2004 | 98 | |
| 2005 | 89 | |
| 2006 | 79 | |
| 2007 | 70 | |
| 2008 | 60 |
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 Calzaghe ranks #18 in Boxing
Joe Calzaghe ranks #18 in Boxing and #258 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.2/100.
The verified career covers 1993–2008 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Professional record wins 46, Super middleweight title defences 21, World titles in weight classes 2, Knockouts 32.
Nearest context: ahead Abe Attell (90.3); behind Bob Fitzsimmons (90.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Calzaghe 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.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Calzaghe comparisons
Joe Calzaghe — frequently asked
- Is Joe Calzaghe the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Calzaghe ranks #18 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 90.2/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Joe Calzaghe's GOAT Score?
- 90.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Joe Calzaghe rank all time?
- #258 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #18 in Boxing.
- Joe Calzaghe vs Abe Attell: who ranks higher?
- Abe Attell ranks higher at 90.3 versus Joe Calzaghe at 90.2, a margin of 0.1 points.