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Boxing · Light flyweight · Japan

Yoko Gushiken

1974–1981 · Made 13 successful defences of the WBA light flyweight title.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.8
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 77.7
World title defences
13
Professional wins
23
Knockout wins
15
Professional losses
1
World titles won
1

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
74
Honours
86
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
19744
19755
19765
19774
19783
19793
19802
19811

Data sources

  • BoxRec
  • The Ring
  • International Boxing Hall of Fame

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

Why Yoko Gushiken ranks #53 in Boxing

Yoko Gushiken ranks 53rd among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 481st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 74, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1974–1981 with 8 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 defences 13, professional wins 23, knockout wins 15, professional losses 1.

Immediately ahead sits George Foreman on 85.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Nicola Adams on 85.7. 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.

Yoko Gushiken GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Gushiken 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.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
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.

Yoko Gushiken — frequently asked

Is Yoko Gushiken the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Yoko Gushiken ranks 53rd in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.8, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Yoko Gushiken's GOAT Score?
85.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Yoko Gushiken rank all time?
481st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within Boxing.
Yoko Gushiken vs George Foreman: who ranks higher?
Yoko Gushiken, on 85.8 against George Foreman's 85.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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