Heavyweight title defences
20
Professional wins
69
Knockouts
44
Unbeaten start in bouts
48
World title reign in years
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 45 | |
| 1974 | 50 | |
| 1975 | 56 | |
| 1976 | 61 | |
| 1977 | 66 | |
| 1978 | 72 | |
| 1979 | 77 | |
| 1980 | 82 | |
| 1981 | 87 | |
| 1982 | 93 | |
| 1983 | 98 | |
| 1984 | 94 | |
| 1985 | 90 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 83 | |
| 1988 | 79 | |
| 1989 | 75 | |
| 1990 | 71 | |
| 1991 | 67 | |
| 1992 | 63 | |
| 1993 | 60 | |
| 1994 | 56 | |
| 1995 | 52 | |
| 1996 | 48 | |
| 1997 | 44 | |
| 1998 | 40 | |
| 1999 | 37 | |
| 2000 | 33 | |
| 2001 | 29 | |
| 2002 | 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 Larry Holmes ranks #9 in Boxing
Larry Holmes ranks #9 in Boxing and #152 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.4/100.
The verified career covers 1973–2002 and 30 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Heavyweight title defences 20, Professional wins 69, Knockouts 44, Unbeaten start in bouts 48.
Nearest context: ahead Harry Greb (91.4); behind Joe Gans (91.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Larry Holmes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Holmes comparisons
Larry Holmes — frequently asked
- Is Larry Holmes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Larry Holmes ranks #9 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 91.4/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Larry Holmes's GOAT Score?
- 91.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Larry Holmes rank all time?
- #152 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Boxing.
- Larry Holmes vs Harry Greb: who ranks higher?
- Larry Holmes ranks higher at 91.4 versus Harry Greb at 91.4, a margin of 0.0 points.