Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Laila Ali ranks #58 in Boxing
Laila Ali ranks 58th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 972nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 82, Longevity 58, Honours 70, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1999–2007 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes professional wins 24, wins by knockout 21, world titles 4, title defences 8.
Immediately ahead sits Salvador Sánchez on 78.8, a gap of 5.8 points. 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.
Laila Ali GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ali stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 58/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Ali comparisons
Laila Ali — frequently asked
- Is Laila Ali the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Laila Ali ranks 58th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 73.0, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Laila Ali's GOAT Score?
- 73.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Laila Ali rank all time?
- 972nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 58th within Boxing.
- Laila Ali vs Salvador Sánchez: who ranks higher?
- Salvador Sánchez, on 78.8 against Laila Ali's 73.0 — a margin of 5.8 points.