World titles
2
Title defences
13
Professional wins
77
Knockouts
54
Career losses
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8 | |
| 1959 | 9 | |
| 1960 | 8 | |
| 1961 | 7 | |
| 1962 | 6 | |
| 1963 | 5 | |
| 1964 | 5 | |
| 1965 | 4 | |
| 1966 | 4 | |
| 1967 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 3 | |
| 1969 | 3 | |
| 1970 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 1 | |
| 1973 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why José Nápoles ranks #101 in Boxing
José Nápoles ranks #101 in Boxing and #882 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.9/100.
The verified career covers 1958–1975 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 2, Title defences 13, Professional wins 77, Knockouts 54.
Nearest context: ahead Curtis Cokes (86.1); behind Kostya Tszyu (85.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
José Nápoles GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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José Nápoles — frequently asked
- Is José Nápoles the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, José Nápoles ranks #101 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is José Nápoles's GOAT Score?
- 85.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does José Nápoles rank all time?
- #882 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #101 in Boxing.
- José Nápoles vs Curtis Cokes: who ranks higher?
- Curtis Cokes ranks higher at 86.1 versus José Nápoles at 85.9, a margin of 0.2 points.