- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1967–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 122
Greatest Boxers from United States
This ranking is led by Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather. GOAT Rank currently ranks 122 eligible boxers from United States 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.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1926–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1924–1933
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1941–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1992–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1971–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1999–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Ken Norton | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1981 | 82.2 |
| 190 | Alycia Baumgardner | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 82.2 |
| 191 | Mia St. John | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2016 | 82.2 |
| 192 | Tony DeMarco | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1962 | 82.0 |
| 197 | Chris Byrd | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2009 | 81.8 |
| 201 | Aaron Pryor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1990 | 81.5 |
| 202 | James J. Braddock | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1938 | 81.4 |
| 203 | Sonny Liston | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1970 | 81.1 |
| 205 | Mikaela Mayer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 80.9 |
| 206 | Shawn Porter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2021 | 80.8 |
| 207 | Fidel LaBarba | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 80.8 |
| 208 | Christy Martin | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2012 | 80.7 |
| 211 | Earnie Shavers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1995 | 80.6 |
| 217 | Jake LaMotta | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1954 | 80.2 |
| 220 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 79.2 |
| 222 | Shannon Briggs | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2016 | 79.1 |
| 223 | Ron Lyle | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1995 | 79.0 |
| 226 | Lamon Brewster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2010 | 78.5 |
| 227 | Gabriela Fundora | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 77.4 |
| 228 | Ryan Garcia | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 76.6 |
| 229 | Buster Douglas | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1999 | 76.0 |
| 231 | Laila Ali | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2007 | 73.0 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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