World titles
6
Career wins
174
Knockouts
109
Unbeaten run
91
Middleweight titles
5
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 95
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 14 | |
| 1944 | 11 | |
| 1945 | 9 | |
| 1946 | 15 | |
| 1947 | 13 | |
| 1948 | 12 | |
| 1949 | 10 | |
| 1950 | 8 | |
| 1951 | 9 | |
| 1952 | 7 | |
| 1953 | 6 | |
| 1954 | 5 | |
| 1955 | 4 | |
| 1956 | 3 | |
| 1957 | 2 | |
| 1958 | 1 |
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 Sugar Ray Robinson ranks #1 in Boxing
Sugar Ray Robinson ranks #1 in Boxing and #41 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 94.3/100.
The verified career covers 1940–1965 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 6, Career wins 174, Knockouts 109, Unbeaten run 91.
Nearest context: ahead —; behind Muhammad Ali (94.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sugar Ray Robinson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance95/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Robinson comparisons
Sugar Ray Robinson — frequently asked
- Is Sugar Ray Robinson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sugar Ray Robinson ranks #1 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 94.3/100 and #41 of 5087 across all sports.
- What is Sugar Ray Robinson's GOAT Score?
- 94.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 95 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Sugar Ray Robinson rank all time?
- #41 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #1 in Boxing.
- Sugar Ray Robinson vs Muhammad Ali: who ranks higher?
- Sugar Ray Robinson ranks higher at 94.3 versus Muhammad Ali at 94.1, a margin of 0.2 points.