World titles
1
Title defences
7
Professional wins
108
Professional bouts
143
Times stopped
0
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 40 | |
| 1944 | 46 | |
| 1945 | 52 | |
| 1946 | 59 | |
| 1947 | 65 | |
| 1948 | 71 | |
| 1949 | 77 | |
| 1950 | 84 | |
| 1951 | 90 | |
| 1952 | 96 | |
| 1953 | 85 | |
| 1954 | 74 | |
| 1955 | 63 | |
| 1956 | 52 | |
| 1957 | 41 | |
| 1958 | 30 |
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 Kid Gavilán ranks #77 in Boxing
Kid Gavilán ranks #77 in Boxing and #790 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.5/100.
The verified career covers 1943–1958 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Title defences 7, Professional wins 108, Professional bouts 143.
Nearest context: ahead Jack Dillon (86.5); behind Dixie Kid (86.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kid Gavilán GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Kid Gavilán — frequently asked
- Is Kid Gavilán the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kid Gavilán ranks #77 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.5/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Kid Gavilán's GOAT Score?
- 86.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Kid Gavilán rank all time?
- #790 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #77 in Boxing.
- Kid Gavilán vs Jack Dillon: who ranks higher?
- Kid Gavilán ranks higher at 86.5 versus Jack Dillon at 86.5, a margin of 0.0 points.