Who is better, Griffith or Gómez?
Emile Griffith leads with a GOAT score of 89.7 against 89.5 for Wilfredo Gómez — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Griffith vs Gómez
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Emile Griffith above Wilfredo Gómez: 89.7 vs 89.5. Emile Griffith leads on Longevity. Wilfredo Gómez leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GriffithWinner
89.7Griffith wins: Longevity
Gómez
89.5Gómez wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Emile Griffith
89.7
Griffith leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emile Griffith
2. Wilfredo Gómez
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. 🇵🇷 Wilfredo Gómez5 years played · career day 1,825314 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Emile Griffith5 years played · career day 1,825280 title wins
-10.8% vs Gómez at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Griffith | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 280 | 634 |
| 🇵🇷 Gómez | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 672 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GriffithRetired | GómezRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World title reigns | 5 | — |
| World title fights | 22 | — |
| Professional wins | 85 | 44 |
| Professional bouts | 112 | — |
| Fighter of the Year awards | 2 | — |
| Consecutive title defences by knockout | — | 17 |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 3 |
| Knockouts | — | 42 |
| Title fights | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Griffith89.7
Gómez89.5
FAQ
Where does Gómez beat Griffith?
Gómez scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Griffith leads on longevity.
How is the Griffith vs Gómez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Griffith: 89.7, Gómez: 89.5.
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