Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 | |
| 1986 | 13 | |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1988 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mike Tyson ranks #49 in Boxing
Mike Tyson ranks 49th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 647th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 72, Honours 82, 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 1985–2005 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 4, career wins 50, knockouts 44, undisputed reigns 1.
Immediately ahead sits Michael Spinks on 83.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jake LaMotta on 80.2. 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.
Mike Tyson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Tyson stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Tyson comparisons
Mike Tyson — frequently asked
- Is Mike Tyson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mike Tyson ranks 49th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Mike Tyson's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mike Tyson rank all time?
- 647th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within Boxing.
- Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks: who ranks higher?
- Michael Spinks, on 83.1 against Mike Tyson's 83.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.