- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1957–1976
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 9
Greatest Boxers who debuted in the 1950s
This ranking is led by Éder Jofre, Emile Griffith and Gabriel Elorde. GOAT Rank currently ranks 9 eligible boxers who debuted in the 1950s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Éder Jofre ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.9.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 1951–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1951–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Éder Jofre | Boxing | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1957–1976 | 89.9 |
| 25 | Emile Griffith | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1977 | 89.7 |
| 55 | Gabriel Elorde | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1951–1971 | 87.8 |
| 99 | Gene Fullmer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 86.1 |
| 100 | Curtis Cokes | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1972 | 86.1 |
| 101 | José Nápoles | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1958–1975 | 85.9 |
| 118 | Pone Kingpetch | Boxing | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1957–1966 | 85.4 |
| 142 | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1963 | 84.5 |
| 203 | Sonny Liston | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1970 | 81.1 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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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