Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 6 | |
| 1986 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Meldrick Taylor ranks #93 in Boxing
Meldrick Taylor ranks 93rd among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 812th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 80, 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 1984–2002 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, 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 in divisions 2, olympic golds 1, professional wins 38, career knockouts 20.
Immediately ahead sits Devin Haney on 82.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is David Haye on 82.8. 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.
Meldrick Taylor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Taylor 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 1985. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Taylor comparisons
Meldrick Taylor — frequently asked
- Is Meldrick Taylor the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Meldrick Taylor ranks 93rd in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Meldrick Taylor's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Meldrick Taylor rank all time?
- 812th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 93rd within Boxing.
- Meldrick Taylor vs Devin Haney: who ranks higher?
- Devin Haney, on 82.9 against Meldrick Taylor's 82.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.