GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Brown vs Toney

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BrownWinner
87.8

Brown wins: no category outright

Toney
87.8

Toney wins: no category outright

Candidates
Locked to Boxing

Shareable URL · /compare/joe-brown-box-vs-james-toney

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Joe Brown
87.8

Brown leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Old Bones defended the lightweight championship eleven times.

1. Joe Brown
87.8
2. James Toney
87.8

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. 🇺🇸 Joe Brown5 years played · career day 1,825215 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James Toney5 years played · career day 1,82641 title wins
-80.9% vs Brown at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Brown003574215460
🇺🇸 Toney0010223655

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBrownRetiredToneyRetired
Title defences11
Professional wins10477
Knockouts4747
Professional bouts16093
World title reign in years6
World titles in weight classes3
Fighter of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9292
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Brown87.8
Toney87.8
The people
Brown
Toney

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Brown vs Toney. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →