Who is better, Charles or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 89.8 for Ezzard Charles — a gap of 4.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Charles vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Ezzard Charles: 94.3 vs 89.8. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Dominance, Honours, Longevity.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Charles
89.8Charles wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson
94.3
Robinson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Ezzard Charles
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. 🇺🇸 Ezzard Charles5 years played · career day 1,826257 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-75.9% vs Charles at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Charles | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 194 | 566 |
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Charles89.8
FAQ
Where does Charles beat Robinson?
Charles does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Charles vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Charles: 89.8, Robinson: 94.3.
What do you think?
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