- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
GOAT Rank · 5087
Greatest athletes of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 5087 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
- 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
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- Cricket
- Career
- 1926–1951
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1952–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2012
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1967–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1958–1969
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1902–1921
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1961–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1968–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1980–1992
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1990
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2007
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2000–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- Cricket
- Career
- 1964–1986
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2003
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1969
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2024
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Pone Kingpetch | Boxing | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1957–1966 | 82.0 |
| 1002 | Jackie Fields | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 82.0 |
| 1003 | Eddie Booker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1944 | 82.0 |
| 1004 | Valentina Cernoia | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 82.0 |
| 1005 | Casey Stoney | Football | 🏴 England | 1997–2018 | 82.0 |
| 1006 | Ludmila Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 82.0 |
| 1007 | Fabiana da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–2021 | 82.0 |
| 1008 | Hugo Sánchez | Football | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1976–1997 | 81.9 |
| 1009 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2019 | 81.9 |
| 1010 | Andre Agassi | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2006 | 81.9 |
| 1011 | Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1997–2015 | 81.9 |
| 1012 | Rahul Dravid | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1996–2012 | 81.9 |
| 1013 | Rubén Olivares | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1965–1988 | 81.9 |
| 1014 | Layla McCarter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–active | 81.9 |
| 1015 | Les Ames | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1926–1951 | 81.9 |
| 1016 | Mark Boucher | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1996–2012 | 81.9 |
| 1017 | Tom Gola | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1952–1966 | 81.9 |
| 1018 | Mark Waugh | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1985–2004 | 81.9 |
| 1019 | Justin Langer | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2009 | 81.9 |
| 1020 | Robbie Fowler | Football | 🏴 England | 1992–2012 | 81.9 |
| 1021 | Ian Wright | Football | 🏴 England | 1985–2000 | 81.9 |
| 1022 | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1972 | 81.9 |
| 1023 | Radivoj Korać | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1958–1969 | 81.9 |
| 1024 | Warwick Armstrong | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1902–1921 | 81.9 |
| 1025 | Ismael Laguna | Boxing | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1961–1971 | 81.9 |
| 1026 | Mohinder Amarnath | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1968–1994 | 81.9 |
| 1027 | Heinz Flohe | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1967–1980 | 81.9 |
| 1028 | Conny van Bentum | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1980–1992 | 81.9 |
| 1029 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 1030 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 1031 | Cynthia Cooper | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2003 | 81.8 |
| 1032 | Sheryl Swoopes | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 81.8 |
| 1033 | Pernell Whitaker | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2001 | 81.8 |
| 1034 | Dale Steyn | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2004–2021 | 81.8 |
| 1035 | Richard Hadlee | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1972–1990 | 81.8 |
| 1036 | Charlotte Edwards | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1996–2016 | 81.8 |
| 1037 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 81.8 |
| 1038 | Cappie Pondexter | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2018 | 81.8 |
| 1039 | Daniel Vettori | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1996–2015 | 81.8 |
| 1040 | Alexis Sánchez | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2005–active | 81.8 |
| 1041 | Keira Walsh | Football | 🏴 England | 2014–active | 81.8 |
| 1042 | Gary Hall Jr. | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2004 | 81.8 |
| 1043 | Michael Klim | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2007 | 81.8 |
| 1044 | Dwight Phillips | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2013 | 81.8 |
| 1045 | Jeff Fenech | Boxing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2008 | 81.8 |
| 1046 | Wilfred Benítez | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1973–1990 | 81.8 |
| 1047 | Geoffrey Boycott | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1964–1986 | 81.8 |
| 1048 | Allan Donald | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1991–2003 | 81.8 |
| 1049 | Doug Harvey | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1969 | 81.8 |
| 1050 | Shikhar Dhawan | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2004–2024 | 81.8 |
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