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Attell vs Ewry

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Quick answer

GOAT Rank currently ranks Abe Attell above Ray Ewry: 86.7 vs 85.3. Abe Attell leads on Longevity. Ray Ewry leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.

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Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
AttellWinner
86.7

Attell wins: Longevity

Ewry
85.3

Ewry wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Candidates
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Time range

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Category radar

Verdict

Cross-sport GOAT score
🇺🇸 Abe Attell
86.7

90.3 in-sport × 0.96 Global participation & competition depth

Attell leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Abe Attelldepth ×0.96
86.7
2. Ray Ewrydepth ×0.96
85.3

Category breakdown

Season form · season output

Career timeline · season output

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · season output
1. 🇺🇸 Abe Attell5 seasons played · career day 1,825291 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ray Ewry5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 output
-97.3% vs Attell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Attell004597291641
🇺🇸 Ewry0033810

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricAttellRetiredEwryRetired
Dominance w25%9094
Peak w20%9496
Longevity w20%8872
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%9292
Years as champion11—
Career wins91—
Knockouts51—
Title defences18—
Career bouts172—
Olympic gold medals—8
Olympic Games contested—3
Individual Olympic finals won—8
World bests—3
US national titles—15

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Attell86.7
Ewry85.3
The people
Attell
Ewry

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FAQ

Who is better, Attell or Ewry?

Abe Attell leads with a cross-sport score of 86.7 against 85.3 for Ray Ewry — a gap of 1.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Ewry beat Attell?

Ewry scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Attell leads on longevity.

How can athletes from different sports be compared?

Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Attell 0.96 (boxing) and Ewry 0.96 (athletics). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.

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