Who is better, Robinson or Gómez?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 89.5 for Wilfredo Gómez — a gap of 4.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs Gómez
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Wilfredo Gómez: 94.3 vs 89.5. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Gómez
89.5Gómez wins: no category outright
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Time range
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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. Wilfredo Gómez
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. 🇵🇷 Wilfredo Gómez5 years played · career day 1,825314 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-80.3% vs Gómez at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇵🇷 Gómez | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 672 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | GómezRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Career wins | 174 | — |
| Knockouts | 109 | 42 |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| Consecutive title defences by knockout | — | 17 |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 3 |
| Professional wins | — | 44 |
| Title fights | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Gómez89.5
FAQ
Where does Gómez beat Robinson?
Gómez does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Robinson vs Gómez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, Gómez: 89.5.
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