Who is better, Holmes or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 91.4 for Larry Holmes — a gap of 2.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Holmes vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Larry Holmes: 94.3 vs 91.4. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours
Holmes
91.4Holmes wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson
94.3
Robinson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Larry Holmes
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. 🇺🇸 Larry Holmes5 years played · career day 1,825278 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-77.7% vs Holmes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Holmes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 278 | 596 |
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HolmesRetired | RobinsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight title defences | 20 | — |
| Professional wins | 69 | — |
| Knockouts | 44 | 109 |
| Unbeaten start in bouts | 48 | — |
| World title reign in years | 7 | — |
| World titles | — | 6 |
| Career wins | — | 174 |
| Unbeaten run | — | 91 |
| Middleweight titles | — | 5 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Holmes91.4
FAQ
Where does Holmes beat Robinson?
Holmes does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Holmes vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Holmes: 91.4, Robinson: 94.3.
What do you think?
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