World heavyweight titles
1
Professional wins
56
Knockouts
40
Professional bouts
70
European titles
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Max Schmeling ranks #88 in Boxing
Max Schmeling ranks #88 in Boxing and #826 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1924–1948 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World heavyweight titles 1, Professional wins 56, Knockouts 40, Professional bouts 70.
Nearest context: ahead Naoya Inoue (86.3); behind Wilfredo Benítez (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Max Schmeling GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Schmeling comparisons
Max Schmeling — frequently asked
- Is Max Schmeling the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Max Schmeling ranks #88 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Max Schmeling's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Max Schmeling rank all time?
- #826 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #88 in Boxing.
- Max Schmeling vs Naoya Inoue: who ranks higher?
- Max Schmeling ranks higher at 86.3 versus Naoya Inoue at 86.3, a margin of 0.0 points.