World titles won
3
Title defences
9
Professional wins
34
Knockouts
29
Unification wins
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 68 | |
| 2010 | 74 | |
| 2011 | 80 | |
| 2012 | 86 | |
| 2013 | 92 | |
| 2014 | 94 | |
| 2015 | 92 | |
| 2016 | 86 | |
| 2017 | 80 | |
| 2018 | 76 | |
| 2019 | 72 |
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 Sergey Kovalev ranks #70 in Boxing
Sergey Kovalev ranks #70 in Boxing and #714 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.9/100.
The verified career covers 2009–2019 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles won 3, Title defences 9, Professional wins 34, Knockouts 29.
Nearest context: ahead Víctor Galíndez (87.0); behind Jimmy Carter (86.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sergey Kovalev GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, 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.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Sergey Kovalev — frequently asked
- Is Sergey Kovalev the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sergey Kovalev ranks #70 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 86.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Sergey Kovalev's GOAT Score?
- 86.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Sergey Kovalev rank all time?
- #714 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #70 in Boxing.
- Sergey Kovalev vs Víctor Galíndez: who ranks higher?
- Víctor Galíndez ranks higher at 87.0 versus Sergey Kovalev at 86.9, a margin of 0.1 points.