Who is better, Frazier or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 84.3 for Joe Frazier — a gap of 10.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Frazier vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Joe Frazier: 94.3 vs 84.3. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Frazier
84.3Frazier 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
2. Joe Frazier
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. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe Frazier5 years played · career day 2,19122 title wins
-64.5% vs Robinson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
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
Robinson94.3
Frazier84.3
FAQ
Where does Frazier beat Robinson?
Frazier does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Frazier vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Frazier: 84.3, Robinson: 94.3.
What do you think?
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