- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 29
Greatest Boxers who debuted in the 1980s
This ranking is led by Roy Jones Jr., Julio César Chávez and Héctor Camacho. GOAT Rank currently ranks 29 eligible boxers who debuted in the 1980s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Roy Jones Jr. ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2005
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1991
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1980–1991
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2008
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1982–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1985–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1985–1998
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1987–1996
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1981–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- 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
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Roy Jones Jr. | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2018 | 92.0 |
| 22 | Julio César Chávez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1980–2005 | 89.8 |
| 26 | Héctor Camacho | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1980–2010 | 89.6 |
| 31 | Virgil Hill | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2007 | 89.2 |
| 38 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1989–2011 | 88.6 |
| 39 | Orlando Canizales | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1999 | 88.6 |
| 43 | Khaosai Galaxy | Boxing | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1980–1991 | 88.4 |
| 46 | Bernard Hopkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2016 | 88.2 |
| 53 | James Toney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2017 | 87.8 |
| 57 | Humberto González | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1984–1995 | 87.8 |
| 58 | Chang Jung-koo | Boxing | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1980–1991 | 87.8 |
| 61 | Evander Holyfield | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2011 | 87.6 |
| 65 | Julian Jackson | Boxing | 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands | 1981–1998 | 87.3 |
| 79 | Lennox Lewis | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1989–2003 | 86.4 |
| 124 | Pernell Whitaker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2001 | 85.2 |
| 125 | Jeff Fenech | Boxing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2008 | 85.2 |
| 154 | Michael Carbajal | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–1999 | 83.9 |
| 155 | Donald Curry | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 83.9 |
| 169 | Riddick Bowe | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2008 | 83.4 |
| 170 | Buddy McGirt | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–1997 | 83.2 |
| 173 | Mike Tyson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2005 | 83.0 |
| 176 | Chris Eubank | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1985–1998 | 82.9 |
| 179 | Meldrick Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2002 | 82.8 |
| 186 | Nigel Benn | Boxing | 🏴 England | 1987–1996 | 82.5 |
| 200 | Ike Quartey | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1988–2006 | 81.6 |
| 208 | Christy Martin | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2012 | 80.7 |
| 213 | Barry McGuigan | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1981–1989 | 80.5 |
| 229 | Buster Douglas | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1999 | 76.0 |
| 230 | Michael Watson | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1991 | 75.1 |
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