GOAT Rank · 4154

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1475

Meldrick Taylor

79.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1984–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Meldrick Taylor

1476

David Haye

79.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2002–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: David Haye

1477

Jermain Taylor

79.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2001–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jermain Taylor

1480

Mike Burton

79.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1966–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mike Burton

1481

DeMarcus Cousins

79.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2010–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: DeMarcus Cousins

1482

Joe Malone

79.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1924
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Joe Malone

1483

Rocky Graziano

79.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1942–1952
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Rocky Graziano

1484

Forrest Gregg

79.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1956–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Forrest Gregg

1485

Ernest Renshaw

79.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1880–1893
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ernest Renshaw

1486

Grant Brits

79.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Grant Brits

1488

Barry Bonds

79.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1986–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 USA

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Barry Bonds

1489

Andy Murray

79.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2005–2024
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Andy Murray

1490

Willis Reed

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1964–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Willis Reed

1491

Peter Snell

79.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1957–1965
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Peter Snell

1492

Zab Judah

79.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1996–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Zab Judah

1493

Sunday Bada

79.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1989–2004
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Sunday Bada

1494

Dylan Armstrong

79.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2003–2014
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dylan Armstrong

1495

Kenny Bednarek

79.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Kenny Bednarek

1496

Gabi Fernández

79.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2020
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Gabi Fernández

1497

Park Ji-sung

79.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2014
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Park Ji-sung

1499

Roger Brown

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Roger Brown

1500

Frank Parker

79.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1949
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Frank Parker

1501

Lew Jenkins

79.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1935–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Lew Jenkins

1502

Ted Hendricks

79.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Ted Hendricks

1503

Aurèle Joliat

79.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Aurèle Joliat

1504

Dit Clapper

79.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1927–1947
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Dit Clapper

1509

Cap Anson

79.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1871–1897
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cap Anson

1510

Jay-Jay Okocha

79.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jay-Jay Okocha

1512

Brendan Hansen

79.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Brendan Hansen

1513

Martin Crowe

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1982–1995
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Martin Crowe

1514

Bob Lilly

79.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bob Lilly

1515

Robin Backhaus

79.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1971–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Robin Backhaus

1516

Bob Appleyard

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1950–1958
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Bob Appleyard

1517

Fred Alexander

79.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1900–1921
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Fred Alexander

1518

Mervyn Rose

79.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mervyn Rose

1519

Al Attles

79.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Al Attles

1520

Roger Blunt

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1917–1936
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Roger Blunt

1521

Sidney Crosby

79.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Sidney Crosby

1522

Martin Brodeur

79.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2015
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Martin Brodeur

1523

Jean Béliveau

79.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Jean Béliveau

1524

Cy Young

79.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1911
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 98.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Cy Young

1526

Jayson Tatum

79.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Jayson Tatum

1527

Kevin Love

79.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kevin Love

1528

Alan Page

79.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Alan Page

1532

Justin Tucker

79.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2012–2024
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Justin Tucker

1533

David Wilkie

79.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1970–1976
Country: 🇬🇧 Great Britain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: David Wilkie

1534

Gunnar Larsson

79.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1968–1974
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Gunnar Larsson

1535

Stefano Baldini

79.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2009
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Stefano Baldini

1536

Nigel Benn

79.2

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1987–1996
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Nigel Benn

1537

Saeed Anwar

79.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Saeed Anwar

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1475	Meldrick Taylor	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2002	79.5
1476	David Haye	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2002–2018	79.5
1477	Jermain Taylor	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2014	79.5
1480	Mike Burton	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	79.5
1481	DeMarcus Cousins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2022	79.5
1482	Joe Malone	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1924	79.5
1483	Rocky Graziano	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1952	79.5
1484	Forrest Gregg	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	79.5
1485	Ernest Renshaw	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1880–1893	79.5
1486	Grant Brits	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2015–active	79.5
1488	Barry Bonds	Baseball	🇺🇸 USA	1986–2007	79.4
1489	Andy Murray	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2024	79.4
1490	Willis Reed	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1974	79.4
1491	Peter Snell	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1957–1965	79.4
1492	Zab Judah	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2019	79.4
1493	Sunday Bada	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1989–2004	79.4
1494	Dylan Armstrong	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2014	79.4
1495	Kenny Bednarek	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	79.4
1496	Gabi Fernández	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2020	79.4
1497	Park Ji-sung	Football	🇰🇷 South Korea	2000–2014	79.4
1499	Roger Brown	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1975	79.4
1500	Frank Parker	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1949	79.4
1501	Lew Jenkins	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1950	79.4
1502	Ted Hendricks	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	79.4
1503	Aurèle Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	79.4
1504	Dit Clapper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1947	79.4
1509	Cap Anson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1871–1897	79.3
1510	Jay-Jay Okocha	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1990–2008	79.3
1512	Brendan Hansen	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	79.3
1513	Martin Crowe	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1982–1995	79.3
1514	Bob Lilly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	79.3
1515	Robin Backhaus	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1976	79.3
1516	Bob Appleyard	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1950–1958	79.3
1517	Fred Alexander	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1921	79.3
1518	Mervyn Rose	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1949–1959	79.3
1519	Al Attles	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	79.3
1520	Roger Blunt	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1917–1936	79.3
1521	Sidney Crosby	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2005–active	79.2
1522	Martin Brodeur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2015	79.2
1523	Jean Béliveau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1971	79.2
1524	Cy Young	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1911	79.2
1526	Jayson Tatum	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	79.2
1527	Kevin Love	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	79.2
1528	Alan Page	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	79.2
1532	Justin Tucker	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2024	79.2
1533	David Wilkie	Swimming	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1970–1976	79.2
1534	Gunnar Larsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1968–1974	79.2
1535	Stefano Baldini	Athletics	🇮🇹 Italy	1993–2009	79.2
1536	Nigel Benn	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1987–1996	79.2
1537	Saeed Anwar	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	79.2

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