Professional wins
40
Career losses
4
World titles in weight classes
4
Olympic golds
1
Title defences
15
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 4 | |
| 1986 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 0 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Pernell Whitaker ranks #124 in Boxing
Pernell Whitaker ranks #124 in Boxing and #1033 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.2/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2001 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Professional wins 40, Career losses 4, World titles in weight classes 4, Olympic golds 1.
Nearest context: ahead Ismael Laguna (85.3); behind Jeff Fenech (85.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Pernell Whitaker GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, 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.
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Pernell Whitaker — frequently asked
- Is Pernell Whitaker the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Pernell Whitaker ranks #124 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.2/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Pernell Whitaker's GOAT Score?
- 85.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Pernell Whitaker rank all time?
- #1033 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #124 in Boxing.
- Pernell Whitaker vs Ismael Laguna: who ranks higher?
- Ismael Laguna ranks higher at 85.3 versus Pernell Whitaker at 85.2, a margin of 0.1 points.