- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1985–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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.
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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
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1918–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1996–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1987–1996
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1931–1941
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1967–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1919–1925
- Country
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1926–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- 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
- 1924–1933
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- 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
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1992–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1971–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1975–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- 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
- 1996–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | Mike Tyson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2005 | 83.0 |
| 175 | Ricky Hatton | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1997–2012 | 82.9 |
| 176 | Chris Eubank | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1985–1998 | 82.9 |
| 178 | Tiger Flowers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1927 | 82.9 |
| 179 | Meldrick Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2002 | 82.8 |
| 180 | David Haye | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2018 | 82.8 |
| 181 | Jermain Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2014 | 82.8 |
| 182 | Rocky Graziano | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 82.8 |
| 183 | Zab Judah | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2019 | 82.7 |
| 184 | Lew Jenkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1950 | 82.7 |
| 186 | Nigel Benn | Boxing | 🏴 England | 1987–1996 | 82.5 |
| 187 | Sixto Escobar | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1931–1941 | 82.4 |
| 189 | Ken Norton | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1981 | 82.2 |
| 191 | Mia St. John | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2016 | 82.2 |
| 192 | Tony DeMarco | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1962 | 82.0 |
| 193 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2008–2024 | 81.9 |
| 195 | Pancho Villa | Boxing | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1919–1925 | 81.9 |
| 196 | Nikolai Valuev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2009 | 81.8 |
| 197 | Chris Byrd | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2009 | 81.8 |
| 198 | Young Barney Aaron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1855–1869 | 81.8 |
| 199 | Laura Serrano | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1994–2010 | 81.7 |
| 200 | Ike Quartey | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1988–2006 | 81.6 |
| 201 | Aaron Pryor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1990 | 81.5 |
| 202 | James J. Braddock | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1938 | 81.4 |
| 203 | Sonny Liston | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1970 | 81.1 |
| 206 | Shawn Porter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2021 | 80.8 |
| 207 | Fidel LaBarba | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 80.8 |
| 208 | Christy Martin | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2012 | 80.7 |
| 209 | Kell Brook | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2022 | 80.7 |
| 210 | Jane Couch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–2007 | 80.7 |
| 211 | Earnie Shavers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1995 | 80.6 |
| 212 | Alejandra Jiménez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2014–2020 | 80.6 |
| 213 | Barry McGuigan | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1981–1989 | 80.5 |
| 216 | Amir Khan | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2022 | 80.3 |
| 217 | Jake LaMotta | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1954 | 80.2 |
| 218 | James DeGale | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2009–2019 | 79.9 |
| 221 | Lucia Rijker | Boxing | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1996–2004 | 79.1 |
| 222 | Shannon Briggs | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2016 | 79.1 |
| 223 | Ron Lyle | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1995 | 79.0 |
| 224 | Salvador Sánchez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1975–1982 | 78.8 |
| 225 | George Groves | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2018 | 78.7 |
| 226 | Lamon Brewster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2010 | 78.5 |
| 229 | Buster Douglas | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1999 | 76.0 |
| 230 | Michael Watson | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1984–1991 | 75.1 |
| 231 | Laila Ali | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2007 | 73.0 |
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