- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1913–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 25
Greatest Boxing Middleweight 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
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1951–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1866–1891
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1973–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1935–1944
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1998–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1949
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1971
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1903–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1918–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1941–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Harry Greb | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1913–1926 | 91.4 |
| 12 | Gennady Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2023 | 90.6 |
| 20 | Gennadiy Golovkin | Boxing | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2006–2022 | 89.9 |
| 49 | Carlos Monzón | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1963–1977 | 88 |
| 65 | Julian Jackson | Boxing | 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands | 1981–1998 | 87.3 |
| 67 | Joey Giardello | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1967 | 87.1 |
| 74 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 86.8 |
| 99 | Gene Fullmer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 86.1 |
| 106 | Mike Donovan | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1866–1891 | 85.9 |
| 115 | Marvelous Marvin Hagler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1987 | 85.4 |
| 120 | Eddie Booker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1944 | 85.4 |
| 127 | Ann Wolfe | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2006 | 85.1 |
| 130 | Marcel Cerdan | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1934–1949 | 85 |
| 131 | Nino Benvenuti | Boxing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1971 | 85 |
| 143 | Mike Gibbons | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1922 | 84.5 |
| 149 | Fred Apostoli | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.1 |
| 152 | Tony Zale | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 83.9 |
| 161 | Claressa Shields | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–— | 83.6 |
| 166 | Stanley Ketchel | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1910 | 83.5 |
| 178 | Tiger Flowers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1927 | 82.9 |
| 181 | Jermain Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2014 | 82.8 |
| 182 | Rocky Graziano | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 82.8 |
| 204 | Savannah Marshall | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–— | 81 |
| 217 | Jake LaMotta | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1954 | 80.2 |
| 230 | Michael Watson | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1991 | 75.1 |
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