Who is better, Greb or Holmes?
Harry Greb leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 91.4 for Larry Holmes — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Greb vs Holmes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Harry Greb and Larry Holmes level at 91.4. Harry Greb leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Larry Holmes leads on Longevity, Honours.
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GrebWinner
91.4Greb wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Holmes
91.4Holmes wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Harry Greb
91.4
Greb leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Harry Greb
2. Larry Holmes
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. 🇺🇸 Harry Greb5 years played · career day 1,825292 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Larry Holmes5 years played · career day 1,825278 title wins
-4.8% vs Greb at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Greb | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 292 | 644 |
| 🇺🇸 Holmes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 278 | 596 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GrebRetired | HolmesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional bouts | 298 | — |
| Professional wins | 261 | 69 |
| World titles | 1 | — |
| Title defences | 6 | — |
| Bouts in a single year | 45 | — |
| Heavyweight title defences | — | 20 |
| Knockouts | — | 44 |
| Unbeaten start in bouts | — | 48 |
| World title reign in years | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Greb91.4
Holmes91.4
FAQ
Where does Holmes beat Greb?
Holmes scores higher on honours, longevity. Greb leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Greb vs Holmes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Greb: 91.4, Holmes: 91.4.
What do you think?
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