American championship claims
1
Career wins
22
Career fights
35
Seasons active
26
Title defences
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1866 | 45 | |
| 1867 | 50 | |
| 1868 | 55 | |
| 1869 | 60 | |
| 1870 | 65 | |
| 1871 | 70 | |
| 1872 | 74 | |
| 1873 | 79 | |
| 1874 | 84 | |
| 1875 | 89 | |
| 1876 | 94 | |
| 1877 | 90 | |
| 1878 | 87 | |
| 1879 | 83 | |
| 1880 | 80 | |
| 1881 | 76 | |
| 1882 | 72 | |
| 1883 | 69 | |
| 1884 | 65 | |
| 1885 | 62 | |
| 1886 | 58 | |
| 1887 | 54 | |
| 1888 | 51 | |
| 1889 | 47 | |
| 1890 | 44 | |
| 1891 | 40 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- The Ring archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mike Donovan ranks #106 in Boxing
Mike Donovan ranks #106 in Boxing and #894 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.9/100.
The verified career covers 1866–1891 and 26 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: American championship claims 1, Career wins 22, Career fights 35, Seasons active 26.
Nearest context: ahead Fighting Harada (85.9); behind George Foreman (85.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Mike Donovan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, 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 Donovan comparisons
Mike Donovan — frequently asked
- Is Mike Donovan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Mike Donovan ranks #106 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Mike Donovan's GOAT Score?
- 85.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Mike Donovan rank all time?
- #894 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #106 in Boxing.
- Mike Donovan vs Fighting Harada: who ranks higher?
- Mike Donovan ranks higher at 85.9 versus Fighting Harada at 85.9, a margin of 0.0 points.