Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 8 | |
| 1925 | 9 | |
| 1926 | 7 | |
| 1927 | 6 | |
| 1928 | 5 | |
| 1929 | 4 | |
| 1930 | 3 | |
| 1931 | 3 | |
| 1932 | 2 | |
| 1933 | 3 | |
| 1934 | 2 | |
| 1935 | 3 | |
| 1936 | 2 | |
| 1937 | 2 | |
| 1938 | 1 | |
| 1939 | 1 | |
| 1940 | 1 | |
| 1941 | 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 Max Schmeling ranks #41 in Boxing
Max Schmeling ranks 41st among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 436th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1924–1948 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1925, 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 heavyweight titles 1, professional wins 56, knockouts 40, professional bouts 70.
Immediately ahead sits Amanda Serrano on 86.2, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Wilfredo Benítez on 86.3. 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.
Max Schmeling GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Schmeling stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1925. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Schmeling comparisons
Max Schmeling — frequently asked
- Is Max Schmeling the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Max Schmeling ranks 41st in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.3, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Max Schmeling's GOAT Score?
- 86.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Max Schmeling rank all time?
- 436th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 41st within Boxing.
- Max Schmeling vs Amanda Serrano: who ranks higher?
- Max Schmeling, on 86.3 against Amanda Serrano's 86.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.