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Jiménez vs McGuigan

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JiménezWinner
80.6

Jiménez wins: Longevity, Honours

McGuigan
80.5

McGuigan wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇽 Alejandra Jiménez
80.6

Jiménez leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. WBC heavyweight world champion and an undefeated title holder in two divisions.

1. Alejandra Jiménez
80.6
2. Barry McGuigan
80.5

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 season
1. 🇲🇽 Alejandra Jiménez5 years played · career day 1,825363 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇪 Barry McGuigan5 years played · career day 1,82530 title wins
-91.7% vs Jiménez at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Jiménez0050111363478
🇮🇪 McGuigan008153035

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricJiménezRetiredMcGuiganRetired
World titles21
Career wins13
Knockouts9
Career bouts13
Undefeated record1
Professional wins32
Career knockouts28
Professional bouts35
European titles1
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7068
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Jiménez80.6
McGuigan80.5
The people
Jiménez
McGuigan

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