- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 231
Greatest Boxers of all time
This ranking is led by Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather. GOAT Rank currently ranks 231 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
- 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
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- 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
- 1935–1944
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1965–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1961–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2008
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1973–1990
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1944–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1932–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1786–1816
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1915–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1964–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1914–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 104 | Guillermo Rigondeaux | Boxing | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 2009–active | 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 |
| 111 | Jermell Charlo | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 85.7 |
| 112 | Vasyl Lomachenko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2013–active | 85.6 |
| 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 |
| 116 | Juan Manuel Márquez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1993–2014 | 85.4 |
| 117 | Errol Spence Jr | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 85.4 |
| 118 | Pone Kingpetch | Boxing | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1957–1966 | 85.4 |
| 119 | Jackie Fields | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 85.4 |
| 120 | Eddie Booker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1944 | 85.4 |
| 121 | Rubén Olivares | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1965–1988 | 85.3 |
| 122 | Layla McCarter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–active | 85.3 |
| 123 | Ismael Laguna | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1961–1971 | 85.3 |
| 124 | Pernell Whitaker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2001 | 85.2 |
| 125 | Jeff Fenech | Boxing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2008 | 85.2 |
| 126 | Wilfred Benítez | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1973–1990 | 85.2 |
| 127 | Ann Wolfe | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2006 | 85.1 |
| 128 | Arturo Gatti | Boxing | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2007 | 85.1 |
| 129 | Jimmy Bivins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1955 | 85.1 |
| 130 | Marcel Cerdan | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1934–1949 | 85.0 |
| 131 | Nino Benvenuti | Boxing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1971 | 85.0 |
| 132 | Seniesa Estrada | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 85.0 |
| 133 | Jeff Chandler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1984 | 85.0 |
| 134 | Sandy Saddler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1956 | 84.9 |
| 135 | Pipino Cuevas | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1971–1989 | 84.9 |
| 136 | Lou Ambers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1941 | 84.9 |
| 137 | Billy Conn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.7 |
| 138 | Holly Holm | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2013 | 84.7 |
| 139 | Caleb Baldwin | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1786–1816 | 84.7 |
| 140 | Jimmy McLarnin | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1923–1936 | 84.6 |
| 141 | Carmen Basilio | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1961 | 84.6 |
| 142 | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1963 | 84.5 |
| 143 | Mike Gibbons | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1922 | 84.5 |
| 144 | Gene Tunney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1928 | 84.4 |
| 145 | Winky Wright | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2012 | 84.4 |
| 146 | Joe Frazier | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1981 | 84.3 |
| 147 | Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1914–1927 | 84.3 |
| 148 | Jackie Nava | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2002–2022 | 84.1 |
| 149 | Fred Apostoli | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 84.1 |
| 150 | Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2008 | 84.0 |
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