Who is better, Toney or Barry?
Jimmy Barry leads with a GOAT score of 87.9 against 87.8 for James Toney — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Toney vs Barry
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jimmy Barry above James Toney: 87.9 vs 87.8. Jimmy Barry leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. James Toney leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarryWinner
87.9Barry wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Toney
87.8Toney wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jimmy Barry
87.9
Barry leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jimmy Barry
2. James Toney
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. 🇺🇸 Jimmy Barry5 years played · career day 1,825359 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James Toney5 years played · career day 1,82641 title wins
-88.6% vs Barry at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Toney | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 55 |
| 🇺🇸 Barry | 0 | 0 | 55 | 118 | 359 | 643 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ToneyRetired | BarryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles in weight classes | 3 | — |
| Professional wins | 77 | — |
| Knockouts | 47 | 39 |
| Professional bouts | 93 | — |
| Fighter of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| World championship reigns | — | 1 |
| Career wins | — | 59 |
| Career losses | — | 0 |
| Title defences | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barry87.9
Toney87.8
FAQ
Where does Toney beat Barry?
Toney scores higher on longevity. Barry leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Toney vs Barry score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Toney: 87.8, Barry: 87.9.
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