H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
George Foreman
Heavyweight · United States
George Foreman ranks #50 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 88.56 All-Time Index score and a 76-5-0 professional record. His best wins on record include Michael Moorer, Joe Frazier and Gerry Cooney. His career span on this page is 1969-1997.
- All-time rank
- #50Elite Greats
- H&G All-Time Index
- 88.560-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 76-5-0Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1969-1997
- Data Confidence
- HighDeep career evidence and a tighter peak-rating band in this release. Close ranks still need boxing judgement.
Career story
How George Foreman's rating rose and fell year by year, with his peak marked.
Yearly peak-form Elo rating points. This curve is separate from the 0-100 ranking index.
Signature wins
- Michael Moorer - 1994 - signature win
- Joe Frazier - 1976 - signature win
- Gerry Cooney - 1990 - signature win
- Ken Norton - 1974 - signature win
- Pierre Coetzer - 1993 - signature win
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1,951 |
| 1970 | 1,979 |
| 1971 | 1,990 |
| 1972 | 1,999 |
| 1973 | 2,001 |
| 1974 | 2,000 |
| 1976 | 2,001 |
| 1977 | 1,990 |
| 1987 | 2,052 |
| 1988 | 2,053 |
| 1989 | 2,048 |
| 1990 | 2,039 |
| 1991 | 2,010 |
| 1992 | 1,997 |
| 1993 | 1,986 |
| 1994 | 1,975 |
| 1995 | 1,970 |
| 1996 | 1,946 |
| 1997 | 1,939 |
Why this ranking
George Foreman ranks #50 with a 88.56 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. His standout win in our data is over Michael Moorer in 1994, who reached a 2,006 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. He also fought Gregorio Peralta 2 times, going 2-0-0 across that series. The strongest model lifts are sustained top-level career signal (well above the typical top-1000 fighter) and sustained head-to-head rating level (above the typical top-1000 fighter). Peak-form Elo is 2,053 (±241), separate from the 60-100 career Index.
What lifts or lowers this ranking
Bars show each weighted signal's relative size. Gold lifts the placement; grey holds it back.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
A narrow signal for lineal, explicit undisputed or major multi-belt class control in this release data; it is not a full title history.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
How much major title evidence supports the rating.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Compare and explore
Put George Foreman next to any other ranked fighter, or open the tools built on the same rating data.
Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters George Foreman actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Muhammad Ali#9 · Index 96 · 1974
- Evander Holyfield#11 · Index 95 · 1991
- Joe Frazier#49 · Index 89 · 1973, 1976
- Michael Moorer#107 · Index 83 · 1994
- Ken Norton#422 · Index 76 · 1974
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi#426 · Index 76 · 1988
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- Pierre Coetzer#523 · Index 75 · 1993
- Ron Lyle#524 · Index 75 · 1976
- Tommy Morrison#572 · Index 74 · 1993
- Shannon Briggs#610 · Index 74 · 1997
- Gerry Cooney#698 · Index 73 · 1990
- Adilson Rodrigues#801 · Index 72 · 1990
Ranked-vs-ranked bouts from the pinned fight archive, ordered by opponent ranking. An objective record of who they shared a ring with.
Great rivals he never fought
Ranked fighters who shared a recognised division and whose competitive careers overlapped, with no bout between them on record. Each name opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Larry Holmes#22 · Heavyweight · 25 overlapping years (1973-1997)
- Mike Tyson#35 · Heavyweight · 13 overlapping years (1985-1997)
- Michael Spinks#36 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1977-1988)
- James Toney#99 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1988-1997)
- Bob Foster#109 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1969-1978)
- Johnny Nelson#127 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1986-1997)
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- Buster Douglas#317 · Heavyweight · 17 overlapping years (1981-1997)
- Tim Witherspoon#383 · Heavyweight · 19 overlapping years (1979-1997)
- Orlin Norris#441 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1986-1997)
- Michael Dokes#452 · Heavyweight · 22 overlapping years (1976-1997)
- Frank Bruno#454 · Heavyweight · 15 overlapping years (1982-1996)
- Gary Mason#545 · Heavyweight · 11 overlapping years (1984-1994)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
Linked style profile
8-axis style breakdown
George Foreman also has a reviewed style profile with radar scores, study notes and diagnostic comparisons.
About this rating
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
The rating itself is built from the 79 bouts we hold full data for from 1969 to 1997, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 2,053 (peak dated 1988-02-01). This best-point rating sits on its own scale and is not directly comparable with the 0-100 index.
The peak estimate carries an uncertainty band of about ±241 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.