Who is better, Armstrong or Barrera?
Henry Armstrong leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.6 for Marco Antonio Barrera — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Armstrong vs Barrera
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Henry Armstrong above Marco Antonio Barrera: 88.8 vs 88.6. Henry Armstrong leads on Dominance. Marco Antonio Barrera leads on Longevity.
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ArmstrongWinner
88.8Armstrong wins: Dominance
Barrera
88.6Barrera wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Henry Armstrong
88.8
Armstrong leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Henry Armstrong
2. Marco Antonio Barrera
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. 🇲🇽 Marco Antonio Barrera5 years played · career day 1,825268 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Henry Armstrong5 years played · career day 2,92182 title wins
-69.4% vs Barrera at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 94 |
| 🇲🇽 Barrera | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 268 | 561 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ArmstrongRetired | BarreraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 3 | — |
| Simultaneous world titles | 3 | — |
| Career wins | 151 | — |
| Knockouts | 101 | 44 |
| Title defences | 19 | — |
| Wins in 1937 | 27 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 3 |
| Professional wins | — | 67 |
| World title fights | — | 26 |
| Professional bouts | — | 75 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Armstrong88.8
Barrera88.6
FAQ
Where does Barrera beat Armstrong?
Barrera scores higher on longevity. Armstrong leads on dominance.
How is the Armstrong vs Barrera score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Armstrong: 88.8, Barrera: 88.6.
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