World titles
2
Professional wins
67
Career knockouts
45
Title fights
6
Professional bouts
87
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 6 | |
| 1935 | 8 | |
| 1936 | 9 | |
| 1937 | 7 | |
| 1938 | 6 | |
| 1939 | 8 | |
| 1940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | 5 | |
| 1942 | 4 | |
| 1943 | 2 | |
| 1944 | 2 | |
| 1945 | 3 | |
| 1946 | 3 | |
| 1947 | 2 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tony Zale ranks #152 in Boxing
Tony Zale ranks #152 in Boxing and #1276 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.9/100.
The verified career covers 1934–1948 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles 2, Professional wins 67, Career knockouts 45, Title fights 6.
Nearest context: ahead Bobby Chacon (84.0); behind Ken Buchanan (83.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tony Zale 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.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Zale comparisons
Tony Zale — frequently asked
- Is Tony Zale the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tony Zale ranks #152 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 83.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Tony Zale's GOAT Score?
- 83.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Tony Zale rank all time?
- #1276 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #152 in Boxing.
- Tony Zale vs Bobby Chacon: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Chacon ranks higher at 84.0 versus Tony Zale at 83.9, a margin of 0.1 points.