Who is better, Robinson or Hill?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 89.2 for Virgil Hill — a gap of 5.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs Hill
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Virgil Hill: 94.3 vs 89.2. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Hill
89.2Hill 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. Virgil Hill
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. 🇺🇸 Virgil Hill5 years played · career day 1,826289 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-78.5% vs Hill at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇺🇸 Hill | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 218 | 635 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | HillRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Career wins | 174 | 51 |
| Knockouts | 109 | — |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| World title reigns | — | 5 |
| Title defences | — | 20 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| Career bouts | — | 58 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Hill89.2
FAQ
Where does Hill beat Robinson?
Hill does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Robinson vs Hill score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, Hill: 89.2.
What do you think?
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