Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 45 | |
| 1985 | 51 | |
| 1986 | 58 | |
| 1987 | 64 | |
| 1988 | 71 | |
| 1989 | 77 | |
| 1990 | 83 | |
| 1991 | 90 | |
| 1992 | 96 | |
| 1993 | 92 | |
| 1994 | 87 | |
| 1995 | 83 | |
| 1996 | 78 | |
| 1997 | 74 | |
| 1998 | 70 | |
| 1999 | 65 | |
| 2000 | 61 | |
| 2001 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 48 | |
| 2004 | 43 | |
| 2005 | 39 | |
| 2006 | 34 | |
| 2007 | 30 |
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 Virgil Hill ranks #31 in Boxing
Virgil Hill ranks 31st among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 309th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 88, Statistics 92. 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 1984–2007 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world title reigns 5, title defences 20, career wins 51, olympic silver medals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Antonio Cervantes on 89.4, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Jack "Kid" Berg on 89.2. 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.
Virgil Hill GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hill stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Hill comparisons
Virgil Hill — frequently asked
- Is Virgil Hill the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Virgil Hill ranks 31st in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
- What is Virgil Hill's GOAT Score?
- 89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Virgil Hill rank all time?
- 309th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 31st within Boxing.
- Virgil Hill vs Antonio Cervantes: who ranks higher?
- Antonio Cervantes, on 89.4 against Virgil Hill's 89.2 — a margin of 0.2 points.