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Boxing · Light heavyweight · Argentina

Víctor Galíndez

1969–1980 · Defended the world light heavyweight title ten times in the 1970s.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.0
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.4
World title reigns
2
Title defences
10
Career wins
55
Knockouts
34
Career bouts
70

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
80
Honours
86
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
196945
197054
197162
197271
197380
197488
197597
197684
197770
197857
197943
198030

Data sources

  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • BoxRec records
  • Ring Magazine archives

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

Why Víctor Galíndez ranks #69 in Boxing

Víctor Galíndez ranks 69th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 634th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 80, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 231 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1969–1980 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1975, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world title reigns 2, title defences 10, career wins 55, knockouts 34.

Immediately ahead sits Carl Froch on 87.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sergey Kovalev on 86.9. 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.

Víctor Galíndez GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Galíndez stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1975. Scored 94/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Víctor Galíndez — frequently asked

Is Víctor Galíndez the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Víctor Galíndez ranks 69th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Víctor Galíndez's GOAT Score?
87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Víctor Galíndez rank all time?
634th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 69th within Boxing.
Víctor Galíndez vs Carl Froch: who ranks higher?
Víctor Galíndez, on 87.0 against Carl Froch's 87.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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