- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 231
Greatest Boxers of all time
This ranking is led by Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather. GOAT Rank currently ranks 231 eligible boxers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Sugar Ray Robinson ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.3.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1951
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1977–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1913–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1973–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1891–1909
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1995–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1968–2001
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1922–1942
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1900–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1957–1976
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2005
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1968–1995
- Country
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1964–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1924–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1925–1939
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1931–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1898–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1979–2008
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1991
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1946–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1961–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1919–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1965 | 94.3 |
| 2 | Muhammad Ali | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1981 | 94.1 |
| 3 | Floyd Mayweather | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2017 | 94.0 |
| 4 | Wladimir Klitschko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2017 | 93.1 |
| 5 | Roy Jones Jr. | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2018 | 92.0 |
| 6 | Joe Louis | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1951 | 91.4 |
| 7 | Thomas Hearns | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–2006 | 91.4 |
| 8 | Harry Greb | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1913–1926 | 91.4 |
| 9 | Larry Holmes | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–2002 | 91.4 |
| 10 | Joe Gans | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1909 | 91.2 |
| 11 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2017 | 90.7 |
| 12 | Gennady Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2023 | 90.6 |
| 13 | Mary Kom | Boxing | 🇮🇳 India | 2000–active | 90.5 |
| 14 | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1995–2021 | 90.3 |
| 15 | Roberto Durán | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1968–2001 | 90.3 |
| 16 | Panama Al Brown | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1922–1942 | 90.3 |
| 17 | Abe Attell | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1917 | 90.3 |
| 18 | Joe Calzaghe | Boxing | 🏴 Wales | 1993–2008 | 90.2 |
| 19 | Bob Fitzsimmons | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1883–1914 | 90.1 |
| 20 | Gennadiy Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2022 | 89.9 |
| 21 | Éder Jofre | Boxing | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1957–1976 | 89.9 |
| 22 | Julio César Chávez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1980–2005 | 89.8 |
| 23 | Willie Pep | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1966 | 89.8 |
| 24 | Ezzard Charles | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1959 | 89.8 |
| 25 | Emile Griffith | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1977 | 89.7 |
| 26 | Héctor Camacho | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1980–2010 | 89.6 |
| 27 | Wilfredo Gómez | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1974–1989 | 89.5 |
| 28 | Artur Beterbiev | Boxing | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 89.4 |
| 29 | Alexis Argüello | Boxing | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 1968–1995 | 89.4 |
| 30 | Antonio Cervantes | Boxing | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1964–1983 | 89.4 |
| 31 | Virgil Hill | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2007 | 89.2 |
| 32 | Jack "Kid" Berg | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1924–1945 | 89.2 |
| 33 | Dmitry Bivol | Boxing | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 2014–active | 89.0 |
| 34 | Tony Canzoneri | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1925–1939 | 89.0 |
| 35 | Archie Moore | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1963 | 88.9 |
| 36 | Vitali Klitschko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2012 | 88.9 |
| 37 | Henry Armstrong | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1945 | 88.8 |
| 38 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1989–2011 | 88.6 |
| 39 | Orlando Canizales | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1999 | 88.6 |
| 40 | Jack Johnson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1898–1938 | 88.4 |
| 41 | Andre Ward | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2017 | 88.4 |
| 42 | Azumah Nelson | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1979–2008 | 88.4 |
| 43 | Khaosai Galaxy | Boxing | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1980–1991 | 88.4 |
| 44 | Harold Johnson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1971 | 88.4 |
| 45 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1997 | 88.2 |
| 46 | Bernard Hopkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2016 | 88.2 |
| 47 | Canelo Álvarez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2005–active | 88.2 |
| 48 | Bob Foster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1978 | 88.2 |
| 49 | Carlos Monzón | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1963–1977 | 88.0 |
| 50 | Young Corbett III | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1940 | 88.0 |
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