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Boxing · Light flyweight · United States

Michael Carbajal

1989–1999 · Olympic silver medallist and unified light flyweight world champion.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.9
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 76.4
World titles
4
Professional wins
49
Knockouts
33
Olympic silver medals
1
Title defences
12

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
74
Honours
84
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
198945
199055
199165
199276
199386
199496
199582
199668
199753
199839
199925

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • World sanctioning body archives

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Michael Carbajal ranks #154 in Boxing

Michael Carbajal ranks 154th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1173rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1989–1999 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, 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 4, professional wins 49, knockouts 33, olympic silver medals 1.

Immediately ahead sits Ken Buchanan on 83.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Donald Curry on 83.9. 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.

Michael Carbajal GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Carbajal 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 1994. Scored 92/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
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.

Michael Carbajal — frequently asked

Is Michael Carbajal the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Michael Carbajal ranks 154th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.9, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Michael Carbajal's GOAT Score?
83.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Michael Carbajal rank all time?
1173rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 154th within Boxing.
Michael Carbajal vs Ken Buchanan: who ranks higher?
Michael Carbajal, on 83.9 against Ken Buchanan's 83.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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