World titles
1
Title defences
9
Professional wins
44
Knockouts
32
Career losses
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 56
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 2 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- International Boxing Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Salvador Sánchez ranks #224 in Boxing
Salvador Sánchez ranks #224 in Boxing and #2386 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.8/100.
The verified career covers 1975–1982 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 1, Title defences 9, Professional wins 44, Knockouts 32.
Nearest context: ahead Ron Lyle (79.0); behind George Groves (78.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Salvador Sánchez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity56/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 56/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sánchez comparisons
Salvador Sánchez — frequently asked
- Is Salvador Sánchez the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Salvador Sánchez ranks #224 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 78.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Salvador Sánchez's GOAT Score?
- 78.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 56 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Salvador Sánchez rank all time?
- #2386 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #224 in Boxing.
- Salvador Sánchez vs Ron Lyle: who ranks higher?
- Ron Lyle ranks higher at 79.0 versus Salvador Sánchez at 78.8, a margin of 0.2 points.