Who is better, De La Hoya or Robinson?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 84.0 for Oscar De La Hoya — a gap of 10.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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De La Hoya vs Robinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Oscar De La Hoya: 94.3 vs 84.0. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Dominance, Statistics, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
De La Hoya
84.0De La Hoya 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. Oscar De La Hoya
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. 🇺🇸 Oscar De La Hoya5 years played · career day 1,82620 title wins
-67.7% vs Robinson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 De La Hoya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | De La HoyaRetired | RobinsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional wins | 39 | — |
| Career losses | 6 | — |
| Wins by knockout | 30 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World titles | — | 6 |
| Career wins | — | 174 |
| Knockouts | — | 109 |
| Unbeaten run | — | 91 |
| Middleweight titles | — | 5 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
De La Hoya84.0
FAQ
Where does De La Hoya beat Robinson?
De La Hoya does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the De La Hoya vs Robinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. De La Hoya: 84.0, Robinson: 94.3.
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