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Boxing · Welterweight · United States

Young Corbett III

1919–1940 · World welterweight and middleweight champion across two decades.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
88.0
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 81.6
World titles in two divisions
2
Career wins
126
Knockouts
34
Career bouts
158
Fighter of the Year awards
1

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
90
Honours
84
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
191945
192049
192153
192257
192361
192465
192569
192672
192776
192880
192984
193088
193192
193296
193388
193480
193571
193663
193755
193847
193938
194030

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 Young Corbett III ranks #50 in Boxing

Young Corbett III ranks 50th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 471st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 84, 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 1919–1940 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1932, 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 titles in two divisions 2, career wins 126, knockouts 34, career bouts 158.

Immediately ahead sits Carlos Monzón on 88.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is James J. Jeffries on 87.9. 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.

Young Corbett III GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Corbett 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 1932. Scored 92/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Young Corbett III — frequently asked

Is Young Corbett III the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Young Corbett III ranks 50th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 88.0, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Young Corbett III's GOAT Score?
88.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Young Corbett III rank all time?
471st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 50th within Boxing.
Young Corbett III vs Carlos Monzón: who ranks higher?
Young Corbett III, on 88.0 against Carlos Monzón's 88.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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