- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 4154
Greatest male of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 4154 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
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- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1919–1942
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1974
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1940–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1962
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1970–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1921–1950
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1981–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1969
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2005
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1937–1957
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–2000
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2005
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2015
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1923
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1982
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1956–1964
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1943–1958
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1896–1906
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1899–1914
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2010
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 83.3 |
| 731 | Bennie Borgmann | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1942 | 83.3 |
| 733 | Bernardo Silva | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 735 | Florian Wellbrock | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 83.3 |
| 736 | Flórián Albert | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1958–1974 | 83.3 |
| 737 | Allan Simonsen | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1970–1989 | 83.3 |
| 738 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | Basketball | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1981–1997 | 83.3 |
| 739 | Beau Jack | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1955 | 83.3 |
| 740 | Emil Forsberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2010–active | 83.3 |
| 741 | Ralf Edström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1983 | 83.3 |
| 743 | Javier Mascherano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2020 | 83.3 |
| 746 | Aravinda de Silva | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1984–2003 | 83.2 |
| 748 | Robert Pirès | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1992–2015 | 83.2 |
| 749 | Arturo Vidal | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2006–active | 83.2 |
| 750 | Robert Harting | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2018 | 83.2 |
| 751 | Just Fontaine | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1953–1962 | 83.2 |
| 752 | Greg Chappell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1970–1984 | 83.2 |
| 753 | Henri Cochet | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1921–1950 | 83.2 |
| 754 | Rick Carey | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1988 | 83.2 |
| 756 | Bob Cousy | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1970 | 83.1 |
| 759 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1991–2007 | 83.1 |
| 760 | Shaun Pollock | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1995–2008 | 83.1 |
| 761 | Harbhajan Singh | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1998–2021 | 83.1 |
| 762 | Kevin Pietersen | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2018 | 83.1 |
| 766 | Hanif Mohammad | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1952–1969 | 83.1 |
| 767 | Júlio César | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1997–2018 | 83.1 |
| 768 | Mike Powell | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1996 | 83.1 |
| 769 | Gianfranco Zola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–2005 | 83.1 |
| 770 | Denis Compton | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1937–1957 | 83.1 |
| 771 | Hashim Amla | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2004–2019 | 83.1 |
| 772 | Tracy McGrady | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 83.1 |
| 773 | Salvatore Schillaci | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–1999 | 83.1 |
| 774 | Kim Källström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2018 | 83.1 |
| 777 | Emiliano Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2012–active | 83.1 |
| 778 | Julio Salinas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–2000 | 83.1 |
| 779 | Álex Aguinaga | Football | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1984–2005 | 83.1 |
| 780 | Javier Zanetti | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1992–2014 | 83.0 |
| 781 | Steve Nash | Basketball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1996–2015 | 83.0 |
| 783 | Mahela Jayawardene | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1995–2015 | 83.0 |
| 785 | Jack Dillon | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1923 | 83.0 |
| 787 | Billy Bremner | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1959–1982 | 83.0 |
| 788 | Radamel Falcao | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1999–active | 83.0 |
| 789 | Murray Rose | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1956–1964 | 83.0 |
| 790 | Kid Gavilán | Boxing | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1943–1958 | 83.0 |
| 791 | Laurence Doherty | Tennis | 🏴 England | 1896–1906 | 83.0 |
| 792 | Dixie Kid | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1914 | 83.0 |
| 794 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1994–2010 | 83.0 |
| 795 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1989 | 82.9 |
| 796 | Gordie Howe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1946–1980 | 82.9 |
| 798 | Ian Thorpe | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1997–2012 | 82.9 |
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