Professional wins
229
Career losses
11
Wins by knockout
65
World titles
2
Title defences
12
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 16 | |
| 1941 | 21 | |
| 1942 | 24 | |
| 1943 | 15 | |
| 1944 | 18 | |
| 1945 | 14 | |
| 1946 | 16 | |
| 1947 | 11 | |
| 1948 | 12 | |
| 1949 | 10 | |
| 1950 | 9 | |
| 1951 | 7 | |
| 1952 | 6 | |
| 1953 | 5 | |
| 1954 | 4 | |
| 1955 | 4 | |
| 1956 | 3 | |
| 1957 | 2 | |
| 1958 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willie Pep ranks #23 in Boxing
Willie Pep ranks #23 in Boxing and #292 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.8/100.
The verified career covers 1940–1966 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Professional wins 229, Career losses 11, Wins by knockout 65, World titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Julio César Chávez (89.8); behind Ezzard Charles (89.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Willie Pep GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Pep comparisons
Willie Pep — frequently asked
- Is Willie Pep the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Willie Pep ranks #23 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 89.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Willie Pep's GOAT Score?
- 89.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Willie Pep rank all time?
- #292 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #23 in Boxing.
- Willie Pep vs Julio César Chávez: who ranks higher?
- Willie Pep ranks higher at 89.8 versus Julio César Chávez at 89.8, a margin of 0.0 points.