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Boxing · Heavyweight · United States

Shannon Briggs

1992–2016 · Lineal heavyweight champion after beating George Foreman, and later WBO champion.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.1
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 75.2
World titles won
1
Lineal championships
1
Professional wins
60
Knockouts
53
Professional years
25

Category profile

Dominance
70
Peak
86
Longevity
86
Honours
70
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
199248
199354
199460
199566
199672
199780
199874
199970
200068
200172
200276
200380
200484
200578
200672
200766
200860
200956
201052

Data sources

  • BoxRec
  • The Ring
  • IBHOF

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Shannon Briggs ranks #125 in Boxing

Shannon Briggs ranks 125th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 1232nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 86, Longevity 86, Honours 70, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1992–2016 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles won 1, lineal championships 1, professional wins 60, knockouts 53.

Immediately ahead sits Lucia Rijker on 79.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ron Lyle on 79.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Shannon Briggs GOAT Score explained

Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Briggs stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 86/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours70/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Shannon Briggs — frequently asked

Is Shannon Briggs the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Shannon Briggs ranks 125th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 79.1, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Shannon Briggs's GOAT Score?
79.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Shannon Briggs rank all time?
1232nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 125th within Boxing.
Shannon Briggs vs Lucia Rijker: who ranks higher?
Shannon Briggs, on 79.1 against Lucia Rijker's 79.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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