World titles in weight classes
4
Professional wins
66
Knockouts
47
Heavyweight titles
1
Fighter of the Year awards
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 45 | |
| 1990 | 51 | |
| 1991 | 57 | |
| 1992 | 63 | |
| 1993 | 69 | |
| 1994 | 75 | |
| 1995 | 81 | |
| 1996 | 87 | |
| 1997 | 93 | |
| 1998 | 99 | |
| 1999 | 95 | |
| 2000 | 91 | |
| 2001 | 87 | |
| 2002 | 83 | |
| 2003 | 79 | |
| 2004 | 75 | |
| 2005 | 71 | |
| 2006 | 67 | |
| 2007 | 63 | |
| 2008 | 60 | |
| 2009 | 56 | |
| 2010 | 52 | |
| 2011 | 48 | |
| 2012 | 44 | |
| 2013 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 28 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 20 |
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 Roy Jones Jr. ranks #5 in Boxing
Roy Jones Jr. ranks #5 in Boxing and #124 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.0/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2018 and 30 documented seasons. Peak is 98/100, with Peak the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles in weight classes 4, Professional wins 66, Knockouts 47, Heavyweight titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Wladimir Klitschko (93.1); behind Joe Louis (91.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Roy Jones Jr. GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Jones Jr. comparisons
Roy Jones Jr. — frequently asked
- Is Roy Jones Jr. the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Roy Jones Jr. ranks #5 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 92.0/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Roy Jones Jr.'s GOAT Score?
- 92.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Roy Jones Jr. rank all time?
- #124 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #5 in Boxing.
- Roy Jones Jr. vs Wladimir Klitschko: who ranks higher?
- Wladimir Klitschko ranks higher at 93.1 versus Roy Jones Jr. at 92.0, a margin of 1.1 points.