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Boxing · Middleweight · Virgin Islands

Julian Jackson

1981–1998 · Two-division world champion with one of boxing's highest knockout rates.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
87.3
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.8
World titles in two divisions
2
Career wins
55
Knockouts
49
Title defences
9
Knockout percentage
89

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
82
Honours
84
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
198145
198252
198358
198465
198571
198678
198784
198891
198997
199090
199182
199275
199367
199460
199552
199645
199737
199830

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 Julian Jackson ranks #65 in Boxing

Julian Jackson ranks 65th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 587th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 92. 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 1981–1998 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles in two divisions 2, career wins 55, knockouts 49, title defences 9.

Immediately ahead sits Cocoa Kid on 87.6, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Katie Taylor on 87.2. 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.

Julian Jackson GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Jackson stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 94/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Julian Jackson — frequently asked

Is Julian Jackson the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Julian Jackson ranks 65th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.3, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Julian Jackson's GOAT Score?
87.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Julian Jackson rank all time?
587th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 65th within Boxing.
Julian Jackson vs Cocoa Kid: who ranks higher?
Cocoa Kid, on 87.6 against Julian Jackson's 87.3 — a margin of 0.3 points.
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