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Greb vs Louis

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GrebWinner
91.4

Greb wins: Peak, Statistics

Louis
91.4

Louis wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Harry Greb
91.4

Greb leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The Human Windmill fought close to three hundred times and beat Gene Tunney.

1. Harry Greb
91.4
2. Joe Louis
91.4

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. 🇺🇸 Harry Greb5 years played · career day 1,825292 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe Louis5 years played · career day 2,19034 title wins
-88.4% vs Greb at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Greb004597292644
🇺🇸 Louis000133048

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricGrebRetiredLouisRetired
Professional bouts298
Professional wins261
World titles11
Title defences625
Bouts in a single year45
Career wins66
Knockouts52
Years as champion12
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year4
Dominance w25%9292
Peak w20%9693
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%8892
Statistics w15%9692

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Greb91.4
Louis91.4
The people
Greb
Louis

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