World titles
1
Professional wins
145
Knockouts
100
Professional bouts
196
Title defences
15
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 88
- 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 | 40 | |
| 1892 | 45 | |
| 1893 | 50 | |
| 1894 | 55 | |
| 1895 | 59 | |
| 1896 | 64 | |
| 1897 | 69 | |
| 1898 | 74 | |
| 1899 | 79 | |
| 1900 | 84 | |
| 1901 | 88 | |
| 1902 | 93 | |
| 1903 | 98 | |
| 1904 | 86 | |
| 1905 | 74 | |
| 1906 | 62 | |
| 1907 | 49 | |
| 1908 | 37 | |
| 1909 | 25 |
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 Gans ranks #10 in Boxing
Joe Gans ranks #10 in Boxing and #162 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.2/100.
The verified career covers 1891–1909 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Professional wins 145, Knockouts 100, Professional bouts 196.
Nearest context: ahead Larry Holmes (91.4); behind Floyd Mayweather Jr. (90.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Gans GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, 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 Gans comparisons
Joe Gans — frequently asked
- Is Joe Gans the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Gans ranks #10 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 91.2/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Joe Gans's GOAT Score?
- 91.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Joe Gans rank all time?
- #162 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #10 in Boxing.
- Joe Gans vs Larry Holmes: who ranks higher?
- Larry Holmes ranks higher at 91.4 versus Joe Gans at 91.2, a margin of 0.2 points.