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Boxing · Flyweight · Mexico

Miguel Canto

1969–1982 · Fourteen successful WBC flyweight title defences built on pure boxing skill.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
86.4
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.2
Title defences
14
Professional wins
61
World title reign in years
5
Professional bouts
74
Title fights
18

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
92
Longevity
82
Honours
86
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
196940
197048
197156
197264
197372
197480
197588
197696
197784
197872
197961
198049
198137
198225

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 Miguel Canto ranks #84 in Boxing

Miguel Canto ranks 84th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 741st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 86, 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 1969–1982 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, 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 title defences 14, professional wins 61, world title reign in years 5, professional bouts 74.

Immediately ahead sits Barney Ross on 86.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Eugène Criqui on 86.4. 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.

Miguel Canto GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Canto stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 92/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Miguel Canto — frequently asked

Is Miguel Canto the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Miguel Canto ranks 84th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Miguel Canto's GOAT Score?
86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Miguel Canto rank all time?
741st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 84th within Boxing.
Miguel Canto vs Barney Ross: who ranks higher?
Miguel Canto, on 86.4 against Barney Ross's 86.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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