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Boxing · Lightweight · United States

Lew Jenkins

1935–1950 · World lightweight champion in 1940 with exceptional punching power.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
82.7
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 76.3
World titles
1
Career wins
73
Knockouts
51
Title defences
2
Career bouts
111

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
92
Longevity
78
Honours
80
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
193545
193655
193765
193876
193986
194096
194189
194283
194376
194470
194563
194656
194750
194843
194937
195030

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 Lew Jenkins ranks #184 in Boxing

Lew Jenkins ranks 184th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1376th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 80, Statistics 88. 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 1935–1950 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1940, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, career wins 73, knockouts 51, title defences 2.

Immediately ahead sits Zab Judah on 82.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jessica McCaskill on 82.5. 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.

Lew Jenkins GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Jenkins stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1940. Scored 92/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Lew Jenkins — frequently asked

Is Lew Jenkins the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Lew Jenkins ranks 184th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 82.7, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Lew Jenkins's GOAT Score?
82.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Lew Jenkins rank all time?
1376th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 184th within Boxing.
Lew Jenkins vs Zab Judah: who ranks higher?
Lew Jenkins, on 82.7 against Zab Judah's 82.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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