- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1951–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 195
Greatest retired Boxers
This ranking is led by Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather. GOAT Rank currently ranks 195 eligible boxers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Sugar Ray Robinson ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.3.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1995
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1991
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1927–1942
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 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
- 2002–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1912–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1908–1923
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1929–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1910–1928
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1947–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1924–1948
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1973–1990
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1998–2023
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1941–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1928–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 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
- 1992–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1930–1953
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1970
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1967–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1974–1981
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1882–1899
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1973–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Gabriel Elorde | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1951–1971 | 87.8 |
| 56 | Miguel Cotto | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 2001–2017 | 87.8 |
| 57 | Humberto González | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1984–1995 | 87.8 |
| 58 | Chang Jung-koo | Boxing | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1980–1991 | 87.8 |
| 59 | Georges Carpentier | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1908–1926 | 87.7 |
| 60 | Baby Arizmendi | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1927–1942 | 87.7 |
| 61 | Evander Holyfield | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2011 | 87.6 |
| 64 | Cocoa Kid | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1948 | 87.6 |
| 65 | Julian Jackson | Boxing | 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands | 1981–1998 | 87.3 |
| 67 | Joey Giardello | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1967 | 87.1 |
| 68 | Carl Froch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2014 | 87.0 |
| 69 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 87.0 |
| 70 | Sergey Kovalev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2009–2019 | 86.9 |
| 71 | Jimmy Carter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1960 | 86.9 |
| 72 | Pete Herman | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1922 | 86.9 |
| 73 | Jack Blackburn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1901–1923 | 86.9 |
| 74 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 86.8 |
| 75 | Beau Jack | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1955 | 86.8 |
| 76 | Jack Dillon | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1923 | 86.5 |
| 77 | Kid Gavilán | Boxing | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1943–1958 | 86.5 |
| 78 | Dixie Kid | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1914 | 86.5 |
| 79 | Lennox Lewis | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1989–2003 | 86.4 |
| 82 | Regina Halmich | Boxing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2007 | 86.4 |
| 83 | Barney Ross | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1938 | 86.4 |
| 84 | Miguel Canto | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1969–1982 | 86.4 |
| 85 | Eugène Criqui | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1910–1928 | 86.4 |
| 86 | Rocky Marciano | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1956 | 86.3 |
| 88 | Max Schmeling | Boxing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1924–1948 | 86.3 |
| 89 | Wilfredo Benítez | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1973–1990 | 86.3 |
| 90 | Marcela Acuña | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2019 | 86.3 |
| 91 | Mariana Juárez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1998–2023 | 86.3 |
| 92 | Jem Carney | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1876–1891 | 86.3 |
| 93 | Billy Graham | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1955 | 86.3 |
| 95 | Kid Chocolate | Boxing | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1928–1938 | 86.2 |
| 96 | Charley Burley | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 86.2 |
| 97 | Carlos Zárate | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1970–1988 | 86.1 |
| 99 | Gene Fullmer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 86.1 |
| 100 | Curtis Cokes | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1972 | 86.1 |
| 101 | José Nápoles | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1958–1975 | 85.9 |
| 102 | Kostya Tszyu | Boxing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2005 | 85.9 |
| 103 | Jersey Joe Walcott | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1953 | 85.9 |
| 105 | Fighting Harada | Boxing | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1960–1970 | 85.9 |
| 106 | Mike Donovan | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1866–1891 | 85.9 |
| 107 | George Foreman | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1997 | 85.8 |
| 108 | Yoko Gushiken | Boxing | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1974–1981 | 85.8 |
| 109 | Mark Johnson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2006 | 85.8 |
| 110 | Nicola Adams | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2019 | 85.7 |
| 113 | Peter Jackson | Boxing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1882–1899 | 85.5 |
| 114 | Sammy Angott | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 85.5 |
| 115 | Marvelous Marvin Hagler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1987 | 85.4 |
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