Who is better, Dempsey or Wright?
Winky Wright leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.3 for Jack Dempsey — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dempsey vs Wright
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Winky Wright above Jack Dempsey: 84.4 vs 84.3. Winky Wright leads on Longevity, Statistics. Jack Dempsey leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WrightWinner
84.4Wright wins: Longevity, Statistics
Dempsey
84.3Dempsey wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Winky Wright
84.4
Wright leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Winky Wright
2. Jack Dempsey
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. 🇺🇸 Jack Dempsey5 years played · career day 3,28642 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Winky Wright5 years played · career day 1,82524 title wins
-42.9% vs Dempsey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| 🇺🇸 Wright | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DempseyRetired | WrightRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 1 | 3 |
| Career wins | 54 | — |
| Knockouts | 44 | — |
| Title defences | 5 | — |
| Million-dollar gates | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 1 | — |
| Undisputed titles | — | 1 |
| Professional wins | — | 51 |
| Career knockouts | — | 25 |
| Professional bouts | — | 60 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wright84.4
Dempsey84.3
FAQ
Where does Dempsey beat Wright?
Dempsey scores higher on dominance, honours. Wright leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Dempsey vs Wright score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dempsey: 84.3, Wright: 84.4.
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