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    Men's boxing GOAT ranking: the fans' top 25

    Based on 17 head-to-head votes from 2 fans. Updated live.

    1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Welterweight · USA · rating 1694 · 2–0
    2. Sugar Ray Robinson Welter/Middleweight · USA · rating 1676 · 2–0
    3. Mike Tyson Heavyweight · USA · rating 1676 · 2–0
    4. Jack Johnson Heavyweight · USA · rating 1676 · 2–0
    5. Sugar Ray Leonard Welterweight · USA · rating 1639 · 2–0
    6. Muhammad Ali Heavyweight · USA · rating 1590 · 1–0
    7. Rocky Marciano Heavyweight · USA · rating 1576 · 1–0
    8. Joe Frazier Heavyweight · USA · rating 1572 · 2–1
    9. Lennox Lewis Heavyweight · UK · rating 1513 · 1–1
    10. Evander Holyfield Heavyweight · USA · rating 1513 · 1–1
    11. Oleksandr Usyk Heavyweight · Ukraine · rating 1513 · 1–1
    12. Manny Pacquiao Welterweight · Philippines · rating 1499 · 0–0
    13. Thomas Hearns Middleweight · USA · rating 1499 · 0–0
    14. Archie Moore Light heavyweight · USA · rating 1435 · 0–1
    15. Roberto Durán Lightweight · Panama · rating 1430 · 0–1
    16. Henry Armstrong Welterweight · USA · rating 1430 · 0–1
    17. Canelo Álvarez Super middleweight · Mexico · rating 1430 · 0–1
    18. George Foreman Heavyweight · USA · rating 1421 · 0–1
    19. Bernard Hopkins Middleweight · USA · rating 1407 · 0–1
    20. Marvin Hagler Middleweight · USA · rating 1402 · 0–1
    21. Larry Holmes Heavyweight · USA · rating 1402 · 0–1
    22. Joe Louis Heavyweight · USA · rating 1383 · 0–1
    23. Julio César Chávez Super lightweight · Mexico · rating 1383 · 0–1
    24. Naoya Inoue Super bantamweight · Japan · rating 1383 · 0–1
    25. Willie Pep Featherweight · USA · rating 1357 · 0–2

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    Who is the Men's boxing GOAT according to fans?

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. currently leads the GOAT Index Men's boxing ranking after 17 head-to-head votes from 2 fans.

    How is the ranking calculated?

    Fans vote on head-to-head matchups between two legends. Every vote counts like a game result, and a Bradley–Terry model (the idea behind chess ratings) turns thousands of results into one ranking, where beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot.

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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