- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1891–1909
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Lightweights of all time
This ranking is led by Joe Gans, Héctor Camacho and Joe Brown. GOAT Rank currently ranks 28 eligible Boxing lightweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Joe Gans ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.2.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1943–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1946–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1901–1923
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1876–1891
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1961–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1932–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1786–1816
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1965–1982
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1819–1834
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1935–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- 1994–2010
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Joe Gans | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1909 | 91.2 |
| 26 | Héctor Camacho | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1980–2010 | 89.6 |
| 54 | Joe Brown | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1943–1970 | 87.8 |
| 66 | Katie Taylor | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2001–active | 87.2 |
| 71 | Jimmy Carter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1960 | 86.9 |
| 73 | Jack Blackburn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1901–1923 | 86.9 |
| 75 | Beau Jack | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1955 | 86.8 |
| 92 | Jem Carney | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1876–1891 | 86.3 |
| 98 | Gervonta Davis | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 86.1 |
| 112 | Vasyl Lomachenko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2013–active | 85.6 |
| 114 | Sammy Angott | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 85.5 |
| 122 | Layla McCarter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–active | 85.3 |
| 123 | Ismael Laguna | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1961–1971 | 85.3 |
| 124 | Pernell Whitaker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2001 | 85.2 |
| 136 | Lou Ambers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1941 | 84.9 |
| 139 | Caleb Baldwin | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1786–1816 | 84.7 |
| 153 | Ken Buchanan | Boxing | 🏴 Scotland | 1965–1982 | 83.9 |
| 164 | Barney Aaron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1819–1834 | 83.6 |
| 167 | Arthur Chambers | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1879 | 83.5 |
| 174 | Delfine Persoon | Boxing | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2010–active | 83.0 |
| 177 | Devin Haney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 82.9 |
| 184 | Lew Jenkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 82.7 |
| 188 | Adrien Broner | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 82.3 |
| 193 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2008–2024 | 81.9 |
| 198 | Young Barney Aaron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1855–1869 | 81.8 |
| 199 | Laura Serrano | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1994–2010 | 81.7 |
| 208 | Christy Martin | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2012 | 80.7 |
| 228 | Ryan Garcia | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 76.6 |
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