Who is better, Cocoa Kid or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 87.6 for Cocoa Kid — a gap of 6.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cocoa Kid vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Cocoa Kid: 94.3 vs 87.6. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours
Cocoa Kid
87.6Cocoa Kid wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson
94.3
Robinson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Cocoa Kid
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. 🇺🇸 Cocoa Kid5 years played · career day 1,825307 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-79.8% vs Cocoa Kid at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cocoa Kid | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 307 | 653 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | Cocoa KidRetired | RobinsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Coloured world title reigns | 2 | — |
| Career wins | 165 | 174 |
| Career fights | 249 | — |
| Knockouts | 60 | 109 |
| Seasons active | 20 | — |
| World titles | — | 6 |
| Unbeaten run | — | 91 |
| Middleweight titles | — | 5 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Cocoa Kid87.6
FAQ
Where does Cocoa Kid beat Robinson?
Cocoa Kid does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Cocoa Kid vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cocoa Kid: 87.6, Robinson: 94.3.
What do you think?
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