- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–2005
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 25
Greatest Athletes from Mexico
This ranking is led by Julio César Chávez, Marco Antonio Barrera and Canelo Álvarez. GOAT Rank currently ranks 25 eligible athletes from Mexico using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Julio César Chávez ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 86.2.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1984–1995
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1969–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1969
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1975–1982
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–2010
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2011–2024
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1971
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | Julio César Chávez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1980–2005 | 86.2 |
| 440 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1989–2011 | 85.1 |
| 492 | Canelo Álvarez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2005–active | 84.7 |
| 557 | Humberto González | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1984–1995 | 84.3 |
| 577 | Baby Arizmendi | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1927–1942 | 84.2 |
| 816 | Miguel Canto | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1969–1982 | 82.9 |
| 833 | Mariana Juárez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1998–2023 | 82.8 |
| 849 | Carlos Zárate | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1970–1988 | 82.7 |
| 882 | José Nápoles | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1958–1975 | 82.5 |
| 989 | Juan Manuel Márquez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1993–2014 | 82.0 |
| 1008 | Hugo Sánchez | Football | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1976–1997 | 81.9 |
| 1013 | Rubén Olivares | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1965–1988 | 81.9 |
| 1094 | Pipino Cuevas | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1971–1989 | 81.5 |
| 1232 | Jackie Nava | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2002–2022 | 80.7 |
| 1296 | Erik Morales | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1993–2012 | 80.4 |
| 1709 | Laura Serrano | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1994–2010 | 78.4 |
| 1946 | Alejandra Jiménez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2014–2020 | 77.4 |
| 2359 | Rafael Osuna | Tennis | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1960–1969 | 75.8 |
| 2386 | Salvador Sánchez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1975–1982 | 75.6 |
| 2543 | Fernando Valenzuela | Baseball | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1980–1997 | 75.0 |
| 3552 | Lorena Ochoa | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2002–2010 | 66.2 |
| 3781 | Carlos Ortiz | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 63.9 |
| 3823 | Abraham Ancer | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 63.4 |
| 3994 | Sergio Pérez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2011–2024 | 61.3 |
| 4117 | Pedro Rodríguez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1963–1971 | 59.4 |
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