A typical Boxer tops out around 25.2 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 31.23 mph. 2.5 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Boxers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 3.4 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 1,178 Boxers, a typical Boxer tops out at 25.2 mph, and half of them run faster than 25.7 mph. That makes the Boxer the 18th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 15 Boxers have ever broken 30 mph, and 752 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical Boxer is the fastest of them all. The Doberman Pinscher (23.9 mph) comes closest. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 1.2 mph gap to the Doberman Pinscher is about 0.42 seconds.
Up & Down Goes Frazier holds the fastest consistent run by any Boxer: 31.23 mph at the Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club in New York on October 20, 2024. That's 100 yards in 6.55 seconds.
AKC's results also show Django Unchained Von Morda Ardor at 36.14 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 31.71 mph. A jump that big is usually a timing or typing error, so we flag it rather than crown it.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Boxer is Riley, with a best of 28.29 mph over 7 logged runs.
Not lately. The typical Boxer ran 26.4 mph in 2016 (29 dogs) and 25.0 mph in 2025 (329 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Tennessee has the most Boxer runs, 2,246 of them, followed by Ohio, Florida, Texas. The fastest Boxer run in Tennessee is 36.14 mph.
Any AKC-registered Boxer over 12 months old can enter, and your dog runs alone down a straight 100 yards. Most dogs figure out the lure fast. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line, because a dog that stops to check on you can lose a second or two.
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Speeds from AKC Fast CAT results. Photographers: spotted your work? Tell us at [email protected] and we'll credit it or take it down.