- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1964–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 11
Greatest Light welterweights of all time
This ranking is led by Antonio Cervantes, Jack "Kid" Berg and Kostya Tszyu. GOAT Rank currently ranks 11 eligible Boxing light welterweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Antonio Cervantes ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1924–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1992–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- 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
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Antonio Cervantes | Boxing | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1964–1983 | 89.4 |
| 32 | Jack "Kid" Berg | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1924–1945 | 89.2 |
| 102 | Kostya Tszyu | Boxing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2005 | 85.9 |
| 162 | Danny García | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 83.6 |
| 175 | Ricky Hatton | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1997–2012 | 82.9 |
| 179 | Meldrick Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2002 | 82.8 |
| 191 | Mia St. John | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2016 | 82.2 |
| 194 | Chantelle Cameron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–active | 81.9 |
| 201 | Aaron Pryor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1990 | 81.5 |
| 216 | Amir Khan | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2022 | 80.3 |
| 221 | Lucia Rijker | Boxing | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1996–2004 | 79.1 |
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Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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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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