Who is better, Armstrong or V. Klitschko?
Vitali Klitschko leads with a GOAT score of 88.9 against 88.8 for Henry Armstrong — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Armstrong vs V. Klitschko
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Vitali Klitschko above Henry Armstrong: 88.9 vs 88.8. Vitali Klitschko leads on Statistics. Henry Armstrong leads on Dominance.
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V. KlitschkoWinner
88.9V. Klitschko wins: Statistics
Armstrong
88.8Armstrong wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Vitali Klitschko
88.9
V. Klitschko leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Vitali Klitschko
2. Henry Armstrong
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. 🇺🇦 Vitali Klitschko5 years played · career day 1,826268 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Henry Armstrong5 years played · career day 2,92182 title wins
-69.4% vs V. Klitschko at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 94 |
| 🇺🇦 V. Klitschko | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 206 | 561 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ArmstrongRetired | V. KlitschkoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 3 | — |
| Simultaneous world titles | 3 | — |
| Career wins | 151 | — |
| Knockouts | 101 | 41 |
| Title defences | 19 | 11 |
| Wins in 1937 | 27 | — |
| Professional wins | — | 45 |
| Knockdowns suffered | — | 0 |
| World title reigns | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
V. Klitschko88.9
Armstrong88.8
The people
Armstrong
V. Klitschko
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Where does Armstrong beat V. Klitschko?
Armstrong scores higher on dominance. V. Klitschko leads on statistics.
How is the Armstrong vs V. Klitschko score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Armstrong: 88.8, V. Klitschko: 88.9.
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