- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 17
Greatest Boxers who debuted in the 1960s
This ranking is led by Muhammad Ali, Roberto Durán and Alexis Argüello. GOAT Rank currently ranks 17 eligible boxers who debuted in the 1960s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Muhammad Ali ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1960–1970
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1967–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1961–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1971
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1964–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1965–1982
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1967–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Muhammad Ali | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1981 | 94.1 |
| 15 | Roberto Durán | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1968–2001 | 90.3 |
| 29 | Alexis Argüello | Boxing | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 1968–1995 | 89.4 |
| 30 | Antonio Cervantes | Boxing | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1964–1983 | 89.4 |
| 48 | Bob Foster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1978 | 88.2 |
| 49 | Carlos Monzón | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1963–1977 | 88.0 |
| 69 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 87.0 |
| 84 | Miguel Canto | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1969–1982 | 86.4 |
| 105 | Fighting Harada | Boxing | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1960–1970 | 85.9 |
| 107 | George Foreman | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1997 | 85.8 |
| 121 | Rubén Olivares | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1965–1988 | 85.3 |
| 123 | Ismael Laguna | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1961–1971 | 85.3 |
| 131 | Nino Benvenuti | Boxing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1971 | 85.0 |
| 146 | Joe Frazier | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1981 | 84.3 |
| 153 | Ken Buchanan | Boxing | 🏴 Scotland | 1965–1982 | 83.9 |
| 189 | Ken Norton | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1981 | 82.2 |
| 211 | Earnie Shavers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1995 | 80.6 |
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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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