- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 13
Greatest Light heavyweights of all time
This ranking is led by Artur Beterbiev, Virgil Hill and Dmitry Bivol. GOAT Rank currently ranks 13 eligible Boxing light heavyweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Artur Beterbiev ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1946–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1908–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1923
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1977–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Artur Beterbiev | Boxing | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 89.4 |
| 31 | Virgil Hill | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2007 | 89.2 |
| 33 | Dmitry Bivol | Boxing | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 2014–active | 89.0 |
| 35 | Archie Moore | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1963 | 88.9 |
| 44 | Harold Johnson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1971 | 88.4 |
| 48 | Bob Foster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1978 | 88.2 |
| 59 | Georges Carpentier | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1908–1926 | 87.7 |
| 69 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 87.0 |
| 70 | Sergey Kovalev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2009–2019 | 86.9 |
| 76 | Jack Dillon | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1923 | 86.5 |
| 129 | Jimmy Bivins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1955 | 85.1 |
| 137 | Billy Conn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.7 |
| 171 | Michael Spinks | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1988 | 83.1 |
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