Who is better, Robinson or Zale?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 83.9 for Tony Zale — a gap of 10.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs Zale
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Tony Zale: 94.3 vs 83.9. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Zale
83.9Zale 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. Tony Zale
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. 🇺🇸 Tony Zale5 years played · career day 1,82536 title wins
-41.9% vs Robinson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇺🇸 Zale | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 60 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | ZaleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | 2 |
| Career wins | 174 | — |
| Knockouts | 109 | — |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| Professional wins | — | 67 |
| Career knockouts | — | 45 |
| Title fights | — | 6 |
| Professional bouts | — | 87 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Zale83.9
FAQ
Where does Zale beat Robinson?
Zale does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Robinson vs Zale score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, Zale: 83.9.
What do you think?
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