- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2005
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 17
Greatest Boxers from Mexico
This ranking is led by Julio César Chávez, Marco Antonio Barrera and Canelo Álvarez. GOAT Rank currently ranks 17 eligible boxers from Mexico using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Julio César Chávez ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1995
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1927–1942
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1998–2023
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1965–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1994–2010
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1975–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Julio César Chávez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1980–2005 | 89.8 |
| 38 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1989–2011 | 88.6 |
| 47 | Canelo Álvarez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2005–active | 88.2 |
| 57 | Humberto González | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1984–1995 | 87.8 |
| 60 | Baby Arizmendi | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1927–1942 | 87.7 |
| 84 | Miguel Canto | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1969–1982 | 86.4 |
| 91 | Mariana Juárez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1998–2023 | 86.3 |
| 97 | Carlos Zárate | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1970–1988 | 86.1 |
| 101 | José Nápoles | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1958–1975 | 85.9 |
| 116 | Juan Manuel Márquez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1993–2014 | 85.4 |
| 121 | Rubén Olivares | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1965–1988 | 85.3 |
| 135 | Pipino Cuevas | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1971–1989 | 84.9 |
| 148 | Jackie Nava | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2002–2022 | 84.1 |
| 156 | Erik Morales | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1993–2012 | 83.8 |
| 199 | Laura Serrano | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1994–2010 | 81.7 |
| 212 | Alejandra Jiménez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2014–2020 | 80.6 |
| 224 | Salvador Sánchez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1975–1982 | 78.8 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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