Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 8 | |
| 1935 | 10 | |
| 1936 | 12 | |
| 1937 | 11 | |
| 1938 | 9 | |
| 1939 | 8 | |
| 1940 | 6 | |
| 1941 | 7 | |
| 1942 | 6 | |
| 1943 | 5 | |
| 1944 | 6 | |
| 1945 | 8 | |
| 1946 | 7 | |
| 1947 | 5 | |
| 1948 | 3 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marcel Cerdan ranks #65 in Boxing
Marcel Cerdan ranks 65th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 582nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1934–1949 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1936, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, professional wins 111, career knockouts 65, professional losses 4.
Immediately ahead sits Ann Wolfe on 85.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Nino Benvenuti on 85.0. 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.
Marcel Cerdan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cerdan stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1936. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Marcel Cerdan — frequently asked
- Is Marcel Cerdan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marcel Cerdan ranks 65th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.0, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Marcel Cerdan's GOAT Score?
- 85.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marcel Cerdan rank all time?
- 582nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 65th within Boxing.
- Marcel Cerdan vs Ann Wolfe: who ranks higher?
- Ann Wolfe, on 85.1 against Marcel Cerdan's 85.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.