- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1903–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
GOAT Rank · 199
Greatest Boxing male of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1866–1879
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1977–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1918–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2002–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1987–1996
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1931–1941
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- 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
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1919–1925
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1855–1869
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2004–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1981–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1975–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Stanley Ketchel | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1910 | 83.5 |
| 167 | Arthur Chambers | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1879 | 83.5 |
| 168 | Shane Mosley | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2016 | 83.4 |
| 169 | Riddick Bowe | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2008 | 83.4 |
| 170 | Buddy McGirt | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–1997 | 83.2 |
| 171 | Michael Spinks | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1988 | 83.1 |
| 173 | Mike Tyson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2005 | 83 |
| 175 | Ricky Hatton | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1997–2012 | 82.9 |
| 176 | Chris Eubank | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1985–1998 | 82.9 |
| 177 | Devin Haney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 82.9 |
| 178 | Tiger Flowers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1927 | 82.9 |
| 179 | Meldrick Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2002 | 82.8 |
| 180 | David Haye | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2018 | 82.8 |
| 181 | Jermain Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2014 | 82.8 |
| 182 | Rocky Graziano | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 82.8 |
| 183 | Zab Judah | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2019 | 82.7 |
| 184 | Lew Jenkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 82.7 |
| 186 | Nigel Benn | Boxing | 🏴 England | 1987–1996 | 82.5 |
| 187 | Sixto Escobar | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1931–1941 | 82.4 |
| 188 | Adrien Broner | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–— | 82.3 |
| 189 | Ken Norton | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1981 | 82.2 |
| 192 | Tony DeMarco | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1962 | 82 |
| 193 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2008–2024 | 81.9 |
| 195 | Pancho Villa | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1919–1925 | 81.9 |
| 196 | Nikolai Valuev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2009 | 81.8 |
| 197 | Chris Byrd | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2009 | 81.8 |
| 198 | Young Barney Aaron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1855–1869 | 81.8 |
| 200 | Ike Quartey | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1988–2006 | 81.6 |
| 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 |
| 206 | Shawn Porter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2021 | 80.8 |
| 207 | Fidel LaBarba | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 80.8 |
| 209 | Kell Brook | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2022 | 80.7 |
| 211 | Earnie Shavers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1995 | 80.6 |
| 213 | Barry McGuigan | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1981–1989 | 80.5 |
| 215 | Tyson Fury | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–— | 80.3 |
| 216 | Amir Khan | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2022 | 80.3 |
| 217 | Jake LaMotta | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1954 | 80.2 |
| 218 | James DeGale | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2009–2019 | 79.9 |
| 219 | Anthony Joshua | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 79.7 |
| 222 | Shannon Briggs | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2016 | 79.1 |
| 223 | Ron Lyle | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1995 | 79 |
| 224 | Salvador Sánchez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1975–1982 | 78.8 |
| 225 | George Groves | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2018 | 78.7 |
| 226 | Lamon Brewster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2010 | 78.5 |
| 228 | Ryan Garcia | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–— | 76.6 |
| 229 | Buster Douglas | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1999 | 76 |
| 230 | Michael Watson | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1991 | 75.1 |
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