Who is better, Broner or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 82.3 for Adrien Broner — a gap of 12.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Broner vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Adrien Broner: 94.3 vs 82.3. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Broner
82.3Broner wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson
94.3
Robinson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Adrien Broner
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Adrien Broner5 years played · career day 1,82621 title wins
-66.1% vs Robinson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Broner | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BronerActive | RobinsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Weight classes with world titles | 4 | — |
| World titles won | 4 | — |
| Professional wins | 35 | — |
| Knockout wins | 24 | — |
| World title fights | 12 | — |
| World titles | — | 6 |
| Career wins | — | 174 |
| Knockouts | — | 109 |
| Unbeaten run | — | 91 |
| Middleweight titles | — | 5 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Broner82.3
FAQ
Where does Broner beat Robinson?
Broner does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Broner vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Broner: 82.3, Robinson: 94.3.
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