Who is better, Robinson or Hearns?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 91.4 for Thomas Hearns — a gap of 2.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs Hearns
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Thomas Hearns: 94.3 vs 91.4. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Hearns
91.4Hearns wins: no category outright
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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. Thomas Hearns
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. 🇺🇸 Thomas Hearns5 years played · career day 1,825292 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-78.8% vs Hearns at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇺🇸 Hearns | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 292 | 644 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | HearnsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Career wins | 174 | — |
| Knockouts | 109 | 48 |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 5 |
| Professional wins | — | 61 |
| World title fights | — | 25 |
| Fighter of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Hearns91.4
FAQ
Where does Hearns beat Robinson?
Hearns does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Robinson vs Hearns score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, Hearns: 91.4.
What do you think?
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