World titles
1
Career wins
49
Career defeats
0
Knockouts
43
Title defences
6
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 11 | |
| 1949 | 13 | |
| 1950 | 6 | |
| 1951 | 6 | |
| 1952 | 4 | |
| 1953 | 3 | |
| 1954 | 2 | |
| 1955 | 2 | |
| 1956 | 2 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rocky Marciano ranks #86 in Boxing
Rocky Marciano ranks #86 in Boxing and #821 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.3/100.
The verified career covers 1947–1956 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Career wins 49, Knockouts 43, Title defences 6.
Nearest context: ahead Eugène Criqui (86.4); behind Naoya Inoue (86.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rocky Marciano GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Marciano comparisons
Rocky Marciano — frequently asked
- Is Rocky Marciano the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rocky Marciano ranks #86 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.3/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Rocky Marciano's GOAT Score?
- 86.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Rocky Marciano rank all time?
- #821 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #86 in Boxing.
- Rocky Marciano vs Eugène Criqui: who ranks higher?
- Eugène Criqui ranks higher at 86.4 versus Rocky Marciano at 86.3, a margin of 0.1 points.