Who is better, Robinson or Fury?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 80.3 for Tyson Fury — a gap of 14.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs Fury
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Tyson Fury: 94.3 vs 80.3. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Fury
80.3Fury 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. Tyson Fury
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. 🇬🇧 Tyson Fury5 years played · career day 2,19119 title wins
-69.4% vs Robinson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇬🇧 Fury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | FuryActive |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Career wins | 174 | — |
| Knockouts | 109 | — |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| Professional wins | — | 34 |
| Wins by knockout | — | 24 |
| Career losses | — | 2 |
| World title fights | — | 12 |
| Lineal titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Fury80.3
FAQ
Where does Fury beat Robinson?
Fury does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Robinson vs Fury score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, Fury: 80.3.
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