Who is better, Ali or Tyson?
Muhammad Ali leads with a GOAT score of 94.1 against 83.0 for Mike Tyson — a gap of 11.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ali vs Tyson
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AliWinner
94.1Ali wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Tyson
83.0Tyson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Muhammad Ali
94.1
Ali leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Mike Tyson
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Muhammad Ali294 title wins
4 seasons by age 21 · 73.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Tyson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | AliRetired | TysonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional record (wins) | 56 | — |
| Losses | 5 | — |
| Heavyweight title reigns | 3 | — |
| Title bouts won | 22 | — |
| Olympic gold | 1 | — |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| Career wins | — | 50 |
| Knockouts | — | 44 |
| Undisputed reigns | — | 1 |
| Title defences | — | 9 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ali94.1
Tyson83.0
FAQ
Where does Tyson beat Ali?
Tyson does not lead any of the five categories; Ali is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ali vs Tyson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ali: 94.1, Tyson: 83.0.
What do you think?
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