- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1913–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
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
- 1973–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1981–1991
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1965–1988
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1891–1909
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1957–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1960–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1920–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1927–1947
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1961–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1991
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Harry Greb | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1913–1926 | 87.7 |
| 152 | Larry Holmes | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–2002 | 87.7 |
| 153 | Ousmane Dembélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 87.7 |
| 154 | Marco Verratti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.7 |
| 155 | Marinette Pichon | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2010 | 87.7 |
| 156 | Sherida Spitse | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2006–active | 87.7 |
| 157 | Paco Gento | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1952–1971 | 87.6 |
| 158 | Therese Alshammar | Swimming | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2016 | 87.6 |
| 159 | Michael Gross | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1991 | 87.6 |
| 160 | Ray Clemence | Football | 🏴 England | 1965–1988 | 87.6 |
| 161 | Fabio Cannavaro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1992–2011 | 87.6 |
| 162 | Joe Gans | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1909 | 87.6 |
| 163 | Sam Jones | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1969 | 87.6 |
| 164 | Walt Frazier | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1980 | 87.6 |
| 165 | Kadeisha Buchanan | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 87.6 |
| 166 | Oscar Ruggeri | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1980–1997 | 87.6 |
| 167 | Irena Szewińska | Athletics | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1960–1980 | 87.5 |
| 168 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Athletics | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2010–active | 87.5 |
| 169 | Henrik Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2013 | 87.5 |
| 170 | Romelu Lukaku | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2009–active | 87.5 |
| 171 | Bettina Wiegmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2003 | 87.5 |
| 172 | Crystal Dunn | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 87.5 |
| 173 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1984–1999 | 87.5 |
| 174 | Lauren Holiday | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2015 | 87.5 |
| 175 | Wesley Sneijder | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2003–2019 | 87.5 |
| 176 | Roger Federer | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1998–2022 | 87.4 |
| 177 | Karl Malone | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2004 | 87.4 |
| 178 | Wally Hammond | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1951 | 87.4 |
| 179 | Cate Campbell | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–2024 | 87.4 |
| 180 | Jason Kidd | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2013 | 87.4 |
| 181 | Robert Finke | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 87.4 |
| 182 | Anja Mittag | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2019 | 87.4 |
| 183 | Giuseppe Bergomi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1980–1999 | 87.4 |
| 184 | Joshua Kimmich | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2013–active | 87.4 |
| 185 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2023 | 87.3 |
| 186 | Luka Modrić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2003–active | 87.3 |
| 187 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 87.3 |
| 188 | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2003 | 87.3 |
| 189 | James Anderson | Cricket | 🏴 England | 2002–2024 | 87.3 |
| 190 | Mike Conley Sr. | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1996 | 87.3 |
| 191 | Hanna Ljungberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1996–2009 | 87.3 |
| 192 | Cesc Fàbregas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2004–2023 | 87.3 |
| 193 | Sergio Ramos | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2003–active | 87.2 |
| 194 | Giuseppe Meazza | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1927–1947 | 87.2 |
| 195 | Dino Zoff | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1961–1983 | 87.2 |
| 196 | Johan Neeskens | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1968–1991 | 87.2 |
| 197 | Andrea Barzagli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 87.2 |
| 198 | Ciro Immobile | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.2 |
| 199 | Brandi Chastain | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2010 | 87.2 |
| 200 | Julie Ertz | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2023 | 87.2 |
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