Who is better, Robinson or W. Klitschko?
Sugar Ray Robinson leads with a GOAT score of 94.3 against 93.1 for Wladimir Klitschko — a gap of 1.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinson vs W. Klitschko
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Sugar Ray Robinson above Wladimir Klitschko: 94.3 vs 93.1. Sugar Ray Robinson leads on Dominance, Longevity.
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RobinsonWinner
94.3Robinson wins: Dominance, Longevity
W. Klitschko
93.1W. Klitschko 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. Wladimir Klitschko
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. 🇺🇦 Wladimir Klitschko5 years played · career day 1,826265 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson5 years played · career day 2,92162 title wins
-76.6% vs W. Klitschko at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 |
| 🇺🇦 W. Klitschko | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 204 | 551 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinsonRetired | W. KlitschkoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Career wins | 174 | — |
| Knockouts | 109 | 53 |
| Unbeaten run | 91 | — |
| Middleweight titles | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 2 | — |
| World title fights | — | 29 |
| Title defences | — | 23 |
| Professional wins | — | 64 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson94.3
W. Klitschko93.1
The people
Robinson
W. Klitschko
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Where does W. Klitschko beat Robinson?
W. Klitschko does not lead any of the five categories; Robinson is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Robinson vs W. Klitschko score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinson: 94.3, W. Klitschko: 93.1.
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