World title reigns
5
Title defences
20
Career wins
51
Olympic silver medals
1
Career bouts
58
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
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 #31 in Boxing and #353 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.2/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2007 and 24 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World title reigns 5, Title defences 20, Career wins 51, Olympic silver medals 1.
Nearest context: ahead Antonio Cervantes (89.4); behind Jack "Kid" Berg (89.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Virgil Hill 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.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hill comparisons
Virgil Hill — frequently asked
- Is Virgil Hill the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Virgil Hill ranks #31 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 89.2/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Virgil Hill's GOAT Score?
- 89.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Virgil Hill rank all time?
- #353 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #31 in Boxing.
- Virgil Hill vs Antonio Cervantes: who ranks higher?
- Antonio Cervantes ranks higher at 89.4 versus Virgil Hill at 89.2, a margin of 0.2 points.