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Cokes vs Tszyu

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Curtis Cokes above Kostya Tszyu: 86.1 vs 85.9. Curtis Cokes leads on Longevity, Statistics. Kostya Tszyu leads on Dominance, Honours.

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CokesWinner
86.1

Cokes wins: Longevity, Statistics

Tszyu
85.9

Tszyu wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Curtis Cokes
86.1

Cokes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Curtis Cokes
86.1
2. Kostya Tszyu
85.9

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Curtis Cokes5 years played · career day 1,825282 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Kostya Tszyu5 years played · career day 1,82622 title wins
-92.2% vs Cokes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Cokes004596282609
🇦🇺 Tszyu006111930

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricCokesRetiredTszyuRetired
World titles1—
Title defences510
Career wins62—
Knockouts3025
Career bouts80—
Undisputed titles—1
Professional wins—31
Career losses—2
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8278
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9088

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Cokes86.1
Tszyu85.9
The people
Cokes
Tszyu

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FAQ

Who is better, Cokes or Tszyu?

Curtis Cokes leads with a GOAT score of 86.1 against 85.9 for Kostya Tszyu — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Tszyu beat Cokes?

Tszyu scores higher on dominance, honours. Cokes leads on statistics, longevity.

How is the Cokes vs Tszyu score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cokes: 86.1, Tszyu: 85.9.

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