Who is better, Ali or Durán?
Muhammad Ali leads with a GOAT score of 94.1 against 90.3 for Roberto Durán — a gap of 3.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ali vs Durán
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Muhammad Ali above Roberto Durán: 94.1 vs 90.3. Muhammad Ali leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Roberto Durán leads on Longevity.
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AliWinner
94.1Ali wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Durán
90.3Durán wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Muhammad Ali
94.1
Ali leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Roberto Durán
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 Durán — 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 | DuránRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional record (wins) | 56 | — |
| Losses | 5 | — |
| Heavyweight title reigns | 3 | — |
| Title bouts won | 22 | — |
| Olympic gold | 1 | — |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| Weight divisions | — | 4 |
| Career wins | — | 103 |
| Knockouts | — | 70 |
| Professional fights | — | 119 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ali94.1
Durán90.3
FAQ
Where does Durán beat Ali?
Durán scores higher on longevity. Ali leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Ali vs Durán score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ali: 94.1, Durán: 90.3.
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