- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1900–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 11
Greatest Featherweights of all time
This ranking is led by Abe Attell, Willie Pep and Azumah Nelson. GOAT Rank currently ranks 11 eligible Boxing featherweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Abe Attell ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1979–2008
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1927–1942
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1910–1928
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1944–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1992–2002
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1975–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Abe Attell | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1917 | 90.3 |
| 23 | Willie Pep | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1966 | 89.8 |
| 42 | Azumah Nelson | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1979–2008 | 88.4 |
| 60 | Baby Arizmendi | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1927–1942 | 87.7 |
| 85 | Eugène Criqui | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1910–1928 | 86.4 |
| 134 | Sandy Saddler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1956 | 84.9 |
| 151 | Bobby Chacon | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1988 | 84.0 |
| 158 | Naseem Hamed | Boxing | 🏴 England | 1992–2002 | 83.8 |
| 172 | Jelena Mrdjenovich | Boxing | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2004–active | 83.1 |
| 213 | Barry McGuigan | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1981–1989 | 80.5 |
| 224 | Salvador Sánchez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1975–1982 | 78.8 |
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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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