Professional wins
45
Knockouts
41
Title defences
11
Knockdowns suffered
0
World title reigns
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45 | |
| 1997 | 49 | |
| 1998 | 54 | |
| 1999 | 58 | |
| 2000 | 62 | |
| 2001 | 67 | |
| 2002 | 71 | |
| 2003 | 75 | |
| 2004 | 80 | |
| 2005 | 84 | |
| 2006 | 88 | |
| 2007 | 93 | |
| 2008 | 97 | |
| 2009 | 80 | |
| 2010 | 64 | |
| 2011 | 47 | |
| 2012 | 30 |
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 Vitali Klitschko ranks #36 in Boxing
Vitali Klitschko ranks #36 in Boxing and #404 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.9/100.
The verified career covers 1996–2012 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Professional wins 45, Knockouts 41, Title defences 11, World title reigns 2.
Nearest context: ahead Archie Moore (88.9); behind Henry Armstrong (88.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Vitali Klitschko GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top V. Klitschko comparisons
Vitali Klitschko — frequently asked
- Is Vitali Klitschko the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Vitali Klitschko ranks #36 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 88.9/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Vitali Klitschko's GOAT Score?
- 88.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Vitali Klitschko rank all time?
- #404 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #36 in Boxing.
- Vitali Klitschko vs Archie Moore: who ranks higher?
- Vitali Klitschko ranks higher at 88.9 versus Archie Moore at 88.9, a margin of 0.0 points.