Who is better, Greb or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 91.4 for Harry Greb — a gap of 2.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Greb vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Harry Greb: 94.3 vs 91.4. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance. Harry Greb leads on Statistics.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Greb
91.4Greb wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson
94.3
Robinson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Harry Greb
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. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-78.8% vs Greb at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Greb | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 292 | 644 |
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GrebRetired | RobinsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional bouts | 298 | — |
| Professional wins | 261 | — |
| World titles | 1 | 6 |
| Title defences | 6 | — |
| Bouts in a single year | 45 | — |
| Career wins | — | 174 |
| Knockouts | — | 109 |
| Unbeaten run | — | 91 |
| Middleweight titles | — | 5 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Greb91.4
FAQ
Where does Greb beat Robinson?
Greb scores higher on statistics. Robinson leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Greb vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Greb: 91.4, Robinson: 94.3.
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