H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
James J Corbett
Heavyweight · United States
James J Corbett ranks #239 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 79.24 All-Time Index score and a 11-4-3 professional record. His career span on this page is 1886-1903.
- All-time rank
- #239
- H&G All-Time Index
- 79.240-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 11-4-3Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1886-1903
- Data Confidence
- LowLimited or wide-band career evidence. Treat close ranks as provisional.
Career story
How James J Corbett'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.
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 1,607 |
| 1890 | 1,609 |
| 1892 | 1,609 |
| 1894 | 1,595 |
| 1896 | 1,561 |
| 1897 | 1,548 |
| 1898 | 1,541 |
| 1900 | 1,556 |
| 1903 | 1,539 |
Why this ranking
James J Corbett ranks #239 with a 79.24 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. His standout win in our data is over Charles Kid McCoy in 1900, who reached a 1,769 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. He also fought Australian Billy Smith 2 times, going 2-0-0 across that series. Holding the score back, sustained head-to-head rating level sits below the field of ranked fighters in this release. Data Confidence is Low, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 1,609 (±250), 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.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
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.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
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Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters James J Corbett actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Bob Fitzsimmons#56 · Index 88 · 1897
- James J Jeffries#71 · Index 86 · 1900, 1903
- Charles Kid McCoy#135 · Index 82 · 1900
- Tom Sharkey#867 · Index 72 · 1896, 1898
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.
- Jack Root#152 · Heavyweight · 7 overlapping years (1897-1903)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
Linked style profile
8-axis style breakdown
James J Corbett 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 13 bouts we hold full data for from 1886 to 1903, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 1,609 (peak dated 1892-09-07). 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 ±250 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.