- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1951
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 14
Greatest Boxers who debuted in the 1930s
This ranking is led by Joe Louis, Archie Moore and Henry Armstrong. GOAT Rank currently ranks 14 eligible boxers who debuted in the 1930s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Joe Louis ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 1931–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1936–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1930–1953
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1944
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1949
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1932–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1931–1941
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Joe Louis | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1951 | 91.4 |
| 35 | Archie Moore | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1963 | 88.9 |
| 37 | Henry Armstrong | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1945 | 88.8 |
| 96 | Charley Burley | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 86.2 |
| 103 | Jersey Joe Walcott | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1953 | 85.9 |
| 114 | Sammy Angott | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 85.5 |
| 120 | Eddie Booker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1944 | 85.4 |
| 130 | Marcel Cerdan | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1934–1949 | 85.0 |
| 136 | Lou Ambers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1941 | 84.9 |
| 137 | Billy Conn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.7 |
| 149 | Fred Apostoli | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.1 |
| 152 | Tony Zale | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 83.9 |
| 184 | Lew Jenkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 82.7 |
| 187 | Sixto Escobar | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1931–1941 | 82.4 |
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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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