Who is better, Robinson or Pep?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 89.8 for Willie Pep — a gap of 4.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs Pep
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Willie Pep: 94.3 vs 89.8. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Willie Pep leads on Longevity.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Pep
89.8Pep wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson
94.3
Robinson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Willie Pep
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. 🇺🇸 Willie Pep5 years played · career day 1,82694 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-34.0% vs Pep at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇺🇸 Pep | 0 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 76 | 147 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | PepRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | 2 |
| Career wins | 174 | — |
| Knockouts | 109 | — |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| Professional wins | — | 229 |
| Career losses | — | 11 |
| Wins by knockout | — | 65 |
| Title defences | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
Pep89.8
FAQ
Where does Pep beat Robinson?
Pep scores higher on longevity. Robinson leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Robinson vs Pep score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, Pep: 89.8.
What do you think?
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