Undisputed world titles
1
Professional wins
61
Knockouts
27
British titles
1
Fighter of the Year awards
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 40 | |
| 1966 | 49 | |
| 1967 | 59 | |
| 1968 | 68 | |
| 1969 | 77 | |
| 1970 | 87 | |
| 1971 | 96 | |
| 1972 | 90 | |
| 1973 | 83 | |
| 1974 | 77 | |
| 1975 | 70 | |
| 1976 | 64 | |
| 1977 | 57 | |
| 1978 | 51 | |
| 1979 | 44 | |
| 1980 | 38 | |
| 1981 | 31 | |
| 1982 | 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 Ken Buchanan ranks #153 in Boxing
Ken Buchanan ranks #153 in Boxing and #1284 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.9/100.
The verified career covers 1965–1982 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Undisputed world titles 1, Professional wins 61, Knockouts 27, British titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Tony Zale (83.9); behind Michael Carbajal (83.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ken Buchanan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Buchanan comparisons
Ken Buchanan — frequently asked
- Is Ken Buchanan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ken Buchanan ranks #153 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Ken Buchanan's GOAT Score?
- 83.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Ken Buchanan rank all time?
- #1284 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #153 in Boxing.
- Ken Buchanan vs Tony Zale: who ranks higher?
- Ken Buchanan ranks higher at 83.9 versus Tony Zale at 83.9, a margin of 0.0 points.