- 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 Boxing Lightweight of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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–— | 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–— | 86.1 |
| 112 | Vasyl Lomachenko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2013–— | 85.6 |
| 114 | Sammy Angott | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 85.5 |
| 122 | Layla McCarter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–— | 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–— | 83 |
| 177 | Devin Haney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 82.9 |
| 184 | Lew Jenkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 82.7 |
| 188 | Adrien Broner | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–— | 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–— | 76.6 |
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