Who is the greatest Boxing Athlete of all time?

Sugar Ray Robinson leads Boxing with a verified GOAT Score of 94.3/100.

How is the Boxing GOAT ranking calculated?

Five verified categories are weighted against 231 reference records. Only eligible profiles receive a score.

How many Boxing boxers are ranked?

231 eligible Boxing athletes currently have a published GOAT Score, from 231 reference records.

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Boxing: the greatest of all time

GOAT Rank's data-driven ranking

World titles, era dominance and the quality of the fighters beaten. Each boxers below is scored on verified career data and normalised against the full Boxing reference cohort — no shortlists, no unverified provisional numbers.

Quick answer

According to GOAT Rank's current model, Sugar Ray Robinson is the highest-ranked of the boxers in Boxing, with an in-sport GOAT Score of 94.3. Next are Muhammad Ali (94.1), Floyd Mayweather (94.0).

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Weight classCountryEraStatusSort

#	Athlete	Era	World titles	Career wins	Knockouts	Unbeaten run	Middleweight titles	GOAT
1	🇺🇸Sugar Ray RobinsonRetired	1940–1965	6	174	109	91	5	94.3
2	🇺🇸Muhammad AliRetired	1960–1981	—	—	—	—	—	94.1
3	🇺🇸Floyd MayweatherRetired	1996–2017	—	—	—	—	—	94.0
4	🇺🇦Wladimir KlitschkoRetired	1996–2017	—	—	53	—	—	93.1
5	🇺🇸Roy Jones Jr.Retired	1989–2018	—	—	47	—	—	92.0
6	🇺🇸Joe LouisRetired	1934–1951	1	66	52	—	—	91.4
7	🇺🇸Thomas HearnsRetired	1977–2006	—	—	48	—	—	91.4
8	🇺🇸Harry GrebRetired	1913–1926	1	—	—	—	—	91.4
9	🇺🇸Larry HolmesRetired	1973–2002	—	—	44	—	—	91.4
10	🇺🇸Joe GansRetired	1891–1909	1	—	100	—	—	91.2
11	🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather Jr.Retired	1996–2017	15	50	27	—	—	90.7
12	🇰🇿Gennady GolovkinRetired	2006–2023	—	—	37	—	—	90.6
13	🇮🇳Mary KomActive	2000–present	—	—	—	—	—	90.5
14	🇵🇭Manny PacquiaoRetired	1995–2021	12	62	39	—	—	90.3
15	🇵🇦Roberto DuránRetired	1968–2001	4	103	70	—	—	90.3
16	🇵🇦Panama Al BrownRetired	1922–1942	1	129	59	—	—	90.3
17	🇺🇸Abe AttellRetired	1900–1917	—	91	51	—	—	90.3
18	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Joe CalzagheRetired	1993–2008	—	—	32	—	—	90.2
19	🇬🇧Bob FitzsimmonsRetired	1883–1914	—	—	—	—	—	90.1
20	🇰🇿Gennadiy GolovkinRetired	2006–2022	—	—	37	—	—	89.9
21	🇧🇷Éder JofreRetired	1957–1976	—	—	50	—	—	89.9
22	🇲🇽Julio César ChávezRetired	1980–2005	6	107	86	87	—	89.8
23	🇺🇸Willie PepRetired	1940–1966	2	—	—	—	—	89.8
24	🇺🇸Ezzard CharlesRetired	1940–1959	1	—	52	—	—	89.8
25	🇺🇸Emile GriffithRetired	1958–1977	—	—	—	—	—	89.7
26	🇵🇷Héctor CamachoRetired	1980–2010	—	79	38	—	—	89.6
27	🇵🇷Wilfredo GómezRetired	1974–1989	—	—	42	—	—	89.5
28	🇨🇦Artur BeterbievActive	2013–present	—	—	—	—	—	89.4
29	🇳🇮Alexis ArgüelloRetired	1968–1995	—	—	65	—	—	89.4
30	🇨🇴Antonio CervantesRetired	1964–1983	—	91	45	—	—	89.4
31	🇺🇸Virgil HillRetired	1984–2007	—	51	—	—	—	89.2
32	🇬🇧Jack "Kid" BergRetired	1924–1945	—	157	61	—	—	89.2
33	🇰🇬Dmitry BivolActive	2014–present	—	—	12	—	—	89.0
34	🇺🇸Tony CanzoneriRetired	1925–1939	—	—	44	—	—	89.0
35	🇺🇸Archie MooreRetired	1935–1963	1	—	—	—	—	88.9
36	🇺🇦Vitali KlitschkoRetired	1996–2012	—	—	41	—	—	88.9
37	🇺🇸Henry ArmstrongRetired	1931–1945	3	151	101	—	—	88.8
38	🇲🇽Marco Antonio BarreraRetired	1989–2011	—	—	44	—	—	88.6
39	🇺🇸Orlando CanizalesRetired	1984–1999	—	50	37	—	—	88.6
40	🇺🇸Jack JohnsonRetired	1898–1938	1	73	40	—	—	88.4
41	🇺🇸Andre WardRetired	2004–2017	—	—	—	—	—	88.4
42	🇬🇭Azumah NelsonRetired	1979–2008	—	—	28	—	—	88.4
43	🇹🇭Khaosai GalaxyRetired	1980–1991	—	—	43	—	—	88.4
44	🇺🇸Harold JohnsonRetired	1946–1971	1	76	32	—	—	88.4
45	🇺🇸Sugar Ray LeonardRetired	1977–1997	5	36	25	—	—	88.2
46	🇺🇸Bernard HopkinsRetired	1988–2016	4	55	32	—	—	88.2
47	🇲🇽Canelo ÁlvarezActive	2005–present	16	63	39	—	—	88.2
48	🇺🇸Bob FosterRetired	1961–1978	—	—	46	—	—	88.2
49	🇦🇷Carlos MonzónRetired	1963–1977	—	—	59	—	—	88.0
50	🇺🇸Young Corbett IIIRetired	1919–1940	—	126	34	—	—	88.0

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Top 10 Boxing boxers of all time

The ten highest verified GOAT Scores across every era.

1🇺🇸Sugar Ray Robinson1940–196594.3
2🇺🇸Muhammad Ali1960–198194.1
3🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather1996–201794.0
4🇺🇦Wladimir Klitschko1996–201793.1
5🇺🇸Roy Jones Jr.1989–201892.0
6🇺🇸Joe Louis1934–195191.4
7🇺🇸Thomas Hearns1977–200691.4
8🇺🇸Harry Greb1913–192691.4
9🇺🇸Larry Holmes1973–200291.4
10🇺🇸Joe Gans1891–190991.2

By position

Welterweight / Middleweight

1🇺🇸Sugar Ray Robinson1940–196594.3
2🇺🇸Sugar Ray Leonard1977–199788.2

Heavyweight

1🇺🇸Muhammad Ali1960–198194.1
2🇺🇦Wladimir Klitschko1996–201793.1
3🇺🇸Joe Louis1934–195191.4
4🇺🇸Larry Holmes1973–200291.4
5🇺🇸Ezzard Charles1940–195989.8

Welterweight

1🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather1996–201794.0
2🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather Jr.1996–201790.7
3🇵🇭Manny Pacquiao1995–202190.3
4🇺🇸Emile Griffith1958–197789.7
5🇺🇸Young Corbett III1919–194088.0

Multi-division

1🇺🇸Roy Jones Jr.1989–201892.0
2🇺🇸Thomas Hearns1977–200691.4
3🇬🇧Bob Fitzsimmons1883–191490.1
4🇳🇮Alexis Argüello1968–199589.4
5🇺🇸Tony Canzoneri1925–193989.0

Middleweight

1🇺🇸Harry Greb1913–192691.4
2🇰🇿Gennady Golovkin2006–202390.6
3🇰🇿Gennadiy Golovkin2006–202289.9
4🇦🇷Carlos Monzón1963–197788.0
5🇻🇮Julian Jackson1981–199887.3

Lightweight

1🇺🇸Joe Gans1891–190991.2
2🇵🇷Héctor Camacho1980–201089.6
3🇺🇸Joe Brown1943–197087.8
4🇮🇪Katie Taylor2001–present87.2
5🇺🇸Jimmy Carter1946–196086.9

Flyweight

1🇮🇳Mary Kom2000–present90.5
2🇯🇵Naoko Fujioka2009–present87.6
3🇩🇪Regina Halmich1994–200786.4
4🇲🇽Miguel Canto1969–198286.4
5🇲🇽Mariana Juárez1998–202386.3

Multiple divisions

1🇵🇦Roberto Durán1968–200190.3
2🇺🇸Henry Armstrong1931–194588.8

By country

United States

1🇺🇸Sugar Ray Robinson1940–196594.3
2🇺🇸Muhammad Ali1960–198194.1
3🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather1996–201794.0
4🇺🇸Roy Jones Jr.1989–201892.0
5🇺🇸Joe Louis1934–195191.4

Ukraine

1🇺🇦Wladimir Klitschko1996–201793.1
2🇺🇦Vitali Klitschko1996–201288.9
3🇺🇦Oleksandr Usyk2013–present87.6
4🇺🇦Vasyl Lomachenko2013–present85.6
5🇺🇦Vasiliy Lomachenko2008–202481.9

Kazakhstan

1🇰🇿Gennady Golovkin2006–202390.6
2🇰🇿Gennadiy Golovkin2006–202289.9

Philippines

1🇵🇭Manny Pacquiao1995–202190.3
2🇵🇭Gabriel Elorde1951–197187.8
3🇵🇭Pancho Villa1919–192581.9

Panama

1🇵🇦Roberto Durán1968–200190.3
2🇵🇦Panama Al Brown1922–194290.3
3🇵🇦Ismael Laguna1961–197185.3

United Kingdom

1🇬🇧Bob Fitzsimmons1883–191490.1
2🇬🇧Jack "Kid" Berg1924–194589.2
3🇬🇧Carl Froch2002–201487.0
4🇬🇧Lennox Lewis1989–200386.4
5🇬🇧Jem Carney1876–189186.3

Mexico

1🇲🇽Julio César Chávez1980–200589.8
2🇲🇽Marco Antonio Barrera1989–201188.6
3🇲🇽Canelo Álvarez2005–present88.2
4🇲🇽Humberto González1984–199587.8
5🇲🇽Baby Arizmendi1927–194287.7

Puerto Rico

1🇵🇷Héctor Camacho1980–201089.6
2🇵🇷Wilfredo Gómez1974–198989.5
3🇵🇷Miguel Cotto2001–201787.8
4🇵🇷Wilfredo Benítez1973–199086.3
5🇵🇷Amanda Serrano2009–present86.2

By era

1890s

1🇺🇸Joe Gans1891–190991.2
2🇺🇸Jack Johnson1898–193888.4
3🇺🇸James J. Jeffries1896–191087.9
4🇺🇸Jimmy Barry1891–189987.9
5🇺🇸Dixie Kid1899–191486.5

1910s

1🇺🇸Harry Greb1913–192691.4
2🇺🇸Young Corbett III1919–194088.0
3🇺🇸Pete Herman1912–192286.9
4🇫🇷Eugène Criqui1910–192886.4
5🇺🇸Gene Tunney1915–192884.4

1920s

1🇵🇦Panama Al Brown1922–194290.3
2🇬🇧Jack "Kid" Berg1924–194589.2
3🇺🇸Tony Canzoneri1925–193989.0
4🇲🇽Baby Arizmendi1927–194287.7
5🇺🇸Cocoa Kid1929–194887.6

1930s

1🇺🇸Joe Louis1934–195191.4
2🇺🇸Archie Moore1935–196388.9
3🇺🇸Henry Armstrong1931–194588.8
4🇺🇸Charley Burley1936–195086.2
5🇺🇸Jersey Joe Walcott1930–195385.9

1940s

1🇺🇸Sugar Ray Robinson1940–196594.3
2🇺🇸Willie Pep1940–196689.8
3🇺🇸Ezzard Charles1940–195989.8
4🇺🇸Harold Johnson1946–197188.4
5🇺🇸Joe Brown1943–197087.8

1960s

1🇺🇸Muhammad Ali1960–198194.1
2🇵🇦Roberto Durán1968–200190.3
3🇳🇮Alexis Argüello1968–199589.4
4🇨🇴Antonio Cervantes1964–198389.4
5🇺🇸Bob Foster1961–197888.2

1970s

1🇺🇸Thomas Hearns1977–200691.4
2🇺🇸Larry Holmes1973–200291.4
3🇵🇷Wilfredo Gómez1974–198989.5
4🇬🇭Azumah Nelson1979–200888.4
5🇺🇸Sugar Ray Leonard1977–199788.2

1980s

1🇺🇸Roy Jones Jr.1989–201892.0
2🇲🇽Julio César Chávez1980–200589.8
3🇵🇷Héctor Camacho1980–201089.6
4🇺🇸Virgil Hill1984–200789.2
5🇲🇽Marco Antonio Barrera1989–201188.6

1990s

1🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather1996–201794.0
2🇺🇦Wladimir Klitschko1996–201793.1
3🇺🇸Floyd Mayweather Jr.1996–201790.7
4🇵🇭Manny Pacquiao1995–202190.3
5🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Joe Calzaghe1993–200890.2

2000s

1🇰🇿Gennady Golovkin2006–202390.6
2🇮🇳Mary Kom2000–present90.5
3🇰🇿Gennadiy Golovkin2006–202289.9
4🇺🇸Andre Ward2004–201788.4
5🇲🇽Canelo Álvarez2005–present88.2

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Boxing GOAT debates

The closest calls in the ranking, with a full side-by-side breakdown.

Robinson vs Ali· Robinson ranks higher at 94.3 versus Ali at 94.1, a margin of 0.2 points.Ali vs Mayweather· Ali ranks higher at 94.1 versus Mayweather at 94.0, a margin of 0.1 points.Mayweather vs W. Klitschko· Mayweather ranks higher at 94.0 versus W. Klitschko at 93.1, a margin of 0.9 points.W. Klitschko vs Jones Jr.· W. Klitschko ranks higher at 93.1 versus Jones Jr. at 92.0, a margin of 1.1 points.Jones Jr. vs Louis· Jones Jr. ranks higher at 92.0 versus Louis at 91.4, a margin of 0.6 points.

How the Boxing ranking works

Every athlete is scored on five verified components — Dominance (25%), Peak (20%), Longevity (20%), Honours (20%) and Statistics (15%) — normalised against the full Boxing reference cohort rather than a shortlist. A record only receives a published score once it is editorially verified and complete: a season-by-season series, at least three career metrics, documented honours and independent sources. Read the full methodology.

Boxing GOAT — frequently asked

Who is the greatest Boxing Athlete of all time?: Sugar Ray Robinson leads Boxing with a verified GOAT Score of 94.3/100.
How is the Boxing GOAT ranking calculated?: Five verified categories are weighted against 231 reference records. Only eligible profiles receive a score.
How many Boxing boxers are ranked?: 231 eligible Boxing athletes currently have a published GOAT Score, from 231 reference records.