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LaMotta vs Robinson

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Jake LaMotta: 94.3 vs 80.2. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics.

How the GOAT Score is calculated →
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RobinsonWinner
94.3

Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

LaMotta
80.2

LaMotta 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
94.3
2. Jake LaMotta
80.2

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jake LaMotta5 years played · career day 1,82555 title wins
-11.3% vs Robinson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 LaMotta0011245581
🇺🇸 Robinson00001474

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricLaMottaRetiredRobinsonRetired
World titles16
Professional wins83—
Knockouts30109
Career bouts106—
Times knocked out1—
Career wins—174
Unbeaten run—91
Middleweight titles—5
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year—2
Dominance w25%7895
Peak w20%8696
Longevity w20%8292
Honours w20%7494
Statistics w15%8294

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
LaMotta80.2
The people
LaMotta
Robinson

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FAQ

Who is better, LaMotta or Robinson?

Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 80.2 for Jake LaMotta — a gap of 14.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does LaMotta beat Robinson?

LaMotta does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the LaMotta vs Robinson score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. LaMotta: 80.2, Robinson: 94.3.

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