- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 32
Greatest Welterweights of all time
This ranking is led by Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. GOAT Rank currently ranks 32 eligible Boxing welterweights using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Floyd Mayweather ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.0.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1995–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1919–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1929–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1943–1958
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1899–1914
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1941–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1936–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1924–1933
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1923–1936
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1982–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Floyd Mayweather | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2017 | 94.0 |
| 11 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2017 | 90.7 |
| 14 | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1995–2021 | 90.3 |
| 25 | Emile Griffith | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1977 | 89.7 |
| 50 | Young Corbett III | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1940 | 88.0 |
| 64 | Cocoa Kid | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1948 | 87.6 |
| 77 | Kid Gavilán | Boxing | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1943–1958 | 86.5 |
| 78 | Dixie Kid | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1914 | 86.5 |
| 80 | Terence Crawford | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 86.4 |
| 81 | Cecilia Brækhus | Boxing | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2007–active | 86.4 |
| 93 | Billy Graham | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1955 | 86.3 |
| 96 | Charley Burley | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 86.2 |
| 100 | Curtis Cokes | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1972 | 86.1 |
| 101 | José Nápoles | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1958–1975 | 85.9 |
| 117 | Errol Spence Jr | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 85.4 |
| 119 | Jackie Fields | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 85.4 |
| 135 | Pipino Cuevas | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1971–1989 | 84.9 |
| 138 | Holly Holm | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2013 | 84.7 |
| 140 | Jimmy McLarnin | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1923–1936 | 84.6 |
| 141 | Carmen Basilio | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1961 | 84.6 |
| 150 | Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2008 | 84.0 |
| 155 | Donald Curry | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 83.9 |
| 165 | Félix Trinidad | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1990–2008 | 83.5 |
| 170 | Buddy McGirt | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–1997 | 83.2 |
| 183 | Zab Judah | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2019 | 82.7 |
| 185 | Jessica McCaskill | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 82.5 |
| 192 | Tony DeMarco | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1962 | 82.0 |
| 200 | Ike Quartey | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1988–2006 | 81.6 |
| 205 | Mikaela Mayer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 80.9 |
| 206 | Shawn Porter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2021 | 80.8 |
| 209 | Kell Brook | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2022 | 80.7 |
| 210 | Jane Couch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–2007 | 80.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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