Who is better, Taylor or Graziano?
Jermain Taylor leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.8 for Rocky Graziano — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taylor vs Graziano
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Jermain Taylor and Rocky Graziano level at 82.8. Jermain Taylor leads on Longevity. Rocky Graziano leads on Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TaylorWinner
82.8Taylor wins: Longevity
Graziano
82.8Graziano wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jermain Taylor
82.8
Taylor leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jermain Taylor
2. Rocky Graziano
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. 🇺🇸 Rocky Graziano5 years played · career day 1,825329 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jermain Taylor5 years played · career day 1,82521 title wins
-93.6% vs Graziano at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 |
| 🇺🇸 Graziano | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 329 | 637 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Taylor82.8
Graziano82.8
FAQ
Where does Graziano beat Taylor?
Graziano scores higher on dominance, statistics. Taylor leads on longevity.
How is the Taylor vs Graziano score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taylor: 82.8, Graziano: 82.8.
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