World titles in weight classes
2
Professional wins
42
Knockouts
35
Title defences
9
Professional bouts
48
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 45 | |
| 1988 | 54 | |
| 1989 | 62 | |
| 1990 | 71 | |
| 1991 | 79 | |
| 1992 | 88 | |
| 1993 | 96 | |
| 1994 | 74 | |
| 1995 | 52 | |
| 1996 | 30 |
Data sources
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- BoxRec records
- World sanctioning body archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nigel Benn ranks #186 in Boxing
Nigel Benn ranks #186 in Boxing and #1536 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.5/100.
The verified career covers 1987–1996 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles in weight classes 2, Professional wins 42, Knockouts 35, Title defences 9.
Nearest context: ahead Jessica McCaskill (82.5); behind Sixto Escobar (82.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nigel Benn GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Benn comparisons
Nigel Benn — frequently asked
- Is Nigel Benn the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nigel Benn ranks #186 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 82.5/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Nigel Benn's GOAT Score?
- 82.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Nigel Benn rank all time?
- #1536 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #186 in Boxing.
- Nigel Benn vs Jessica McCaskill: who ranks higher?
- Nigel Benn ranks higher at 82.5 versus Jessica McCaskill at 82.5, a margin of 0.0 points.