World titles in weight classes
5
Professional wins
61
Knockouts
48
World title fights
25
Fighter of the Year awards
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 92
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 45 | |
| 1978 | 52 | |
| 1979 | 58 | |
| 1980 | 65 | |
| 1981 | 72 | |
| 1982 | 78 | |
| 1983 | 85 | |
| 1984 | 91 | |
| 1985 | 98 | |
| 1986 | 94 | |
| 1987 | 91 | |
| 1988 | 87 | |
| 1989 | 83 | |
| 1990 | 79 | |
| 1991 | 76 | |
| 1992 | 72 | |
| 1993 | 68 | |
| 1994 | 65 | |
| 1995 | 61 | |
| 1996 | 57 | |
| 1997 | 53 | |
| 1998 | 50 | |
| 1999 | 46 | |
| 2000 | 42 | |
| 2001 | 39 | |
| 2002 | 35 | |
| 2003 | 31 | |
| 2004 | 27 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 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 Thomas Hearns ranks #7 in Boxing
Thomas Hearns ranks #7 in Boxing and #150 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.4/100.
The verified career covers 1977–2006 and 30 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles in weight classes 5, Professional wins 61, Knockouts 48, World title fights 25.
Nearest context: ahead Joe Louis (91.4); behind Harry Greb (91.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Thomas Hearns GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, 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.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hearns comparisons
Thomas Hearns — frequently asked
- Is Thomas Hearns the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Thomas Hearns ranks #7 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 91.4/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Thomas Hearns's GOAT Score?
- 91.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Thomas Hearns rank all time?
- #150 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #7 in Boxing.
- Thomas Hearns vs Joe Louis: who ranks higher?
- Thomas Hearns ranks higher at 91.4 versus Joe Louis at 91.4, a margin of 0.0 points.