- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1922–1942
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 11
Greatest Bantamweights of all time
This ranking is led by Panama Al Brown, Éder Jofre and Orlando Canizales. GOAT Rank currently ranks 11 eligible Boxing bantamweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Panama Al Brown ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1957–1976
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1891–1899
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1912–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1965–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Panama Al Brown | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1922–1942 | 90.3 |
| 21 | Éder Jofre | Boxing | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1957–1976 | 89.9 |
| 39 | Orlando Canizales | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1999 | 88.6 |
| 52 | Jimmy Barry | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1899 | 87.9 |
| 72 | Pete Herman | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1922 | 86.9 |
| 90 | Marcela Acuña | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2019 | 86.3 |
| 97 | Carlos Zárate | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1970–1988 | 86.1 |
| 105 | Fighting Harada | Boxing | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1960–1970 | 85.9 |
| 121 | Rubén Olivares | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1965–1988 | 85.3 |
| 133 | Jeff Chandler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1984 | 85.0 |
| 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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