Who is better, Foster or Corbett?
Bob Foster leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.0 for Young Corbett III — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Bob Foster above Young Corbett III: 88.2 vs 88.0. Bob Foster leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Young Corbett III leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Foster wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Corbett wins: Longevity
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Foster leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Foster | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 271 | 617 |
| 🇺🇸 Corbett | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 265 | 547 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FosterRetired | CorbettRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Title defences | 14 | — |
| Professional wins | 56 | — |
| Knockouts | 46 | 34 |
| World title reign in years | 6 | — |
| Professional bouts | 65 | — |
| World titles in two divisions | — | 2 |
| Career wins | — | 126 |
| Career bouts | — | 158 |
| Fighter of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Bob Foster leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.0 for Young Corbett III — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Corbett scores higher on longevity. Foster leads on peak, dominance, honours.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Foster: 88.2, Corbett: 88.0.
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