Who is better, Mayer or Liston?
Sonny Liston leads with a GOAT score of 81.1 against 80.9 for Mikaela Mayer — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Mayer vs Liston
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sonny Liston above Mikaela Mayer: 81.1 vs 80.9. Sonny Liston leads on Dominance. Mikaela Mayer leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ListonWinner
81.1Liston wins: Dominance
Mayer
80.9Mayer wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sonny Liston
81.1
Liston leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sonny Liston
2. Mikaela Mayer
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. 🇺🇸 Mikaela Mayer5 years played · career day 1,82516 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sonny Liston5 years played · career day 3,65115 title wins
-6.2% vs Mayer at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Mayer | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 🇺🇸 Liston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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
Liston81.1
Mayer80.9
FAQ
Where does Mayer beat Liston?
Mayer scores higher on honours. Liston leads on dominance.
How is the Mayer vs Liston score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mayer: 80.9, Liston: 81.1.
What do you think?
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