Who is better, Chacon or Zale?
Bobby Chacon leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.9 for Tony Zale — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chacon vs Zale
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bobby Chacon above Tony Zale: 84.0 vs 83.9. Bobby Chacon leads on Longevity, Statistics. Tony Zale leads on Dominance, Honours.
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ChaconWinner
84.0Chacon wins: Longevity, Statistics
Zale
83.9Zale wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Chacon
84.0
Chacon leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bobby Chacon
2. Tony Zale
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. 🇺🇸 Bobby Chacon5 years played · career day 1,826289 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tony Zale5 years played · career day 1,82536 title wins
-87.5% vs Chacon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Chacon | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 218 | 635 |
| 🇺🇸 Zale | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 60 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChaconRetired | ZaleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles in two divisions | 2 | — |
| Career wins | 59 | — |
| Knockouts | 47 | — |
| Fight of the Year awards | 2 | — |
| Career bouts | 74 | — |
| World titles | — | 2 |
| Professional wins | — | 67 |
| Career knockouts | — | 45 |
| Title fights | — | 6 |
| Professional bouts | — | 87 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Chacon84.0
Zale83.9
FAQ
Where does Zale beat Chacon?
Zale scores higher on dominance, honours. Chacon leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Chacon vs Zale score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chacon: 84.0, Zale: 83.9.
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