- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 10
Greatest Super middleweights of all time
This ranking is led by Joe Calzaghe, Andre Ward and Canelo Álvarez. GOAT Rank currently ranks 10 eligible Boxing super middleweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Joe Calzaghe ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.2.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1985–1998
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1987–1996
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1999–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Joe Calzaghe | Boxing | 🏴 Wales | 1993–2008 | 90.2 |
| 41 | Andre Ward | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2017 | 88.4 |
| 47 | Canelo Álvarez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2005–active | 88.2 |
| 68 | Carl Froch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2014 | 87.0 |
| 176 | Chris Eubank | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1985–1998 | 82.9 |
| 186 | Nigel Benn | Boxing | 🏴 England | 1987–1996 | 82.5 |
| 218 | James DeGale | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2009–2019 | 79.9 |
| 220 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 79.2 |
| 225 | George Groves | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2018 | 78.7 |
| 231 | Laila Ali | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2007 | 73.0 |
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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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