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Argüello vs Cervantes

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ArgüelloWinner
89.4

Argüello wins: Honours

Cervantes
89.4

Cervantes wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇮 Alexis Argüello
89.4

Argüello leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The Explosive Thin Man won world titles in three weight classes.

1. Alexis Argüello
89.4
2. Antonio Cervantes
89.4

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. 🇨🇴 Antonio Cervantes5 years played · career day 1,826283 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇮 Alexis Argüello5 years played · career day 1,826258 title wins
-8.8% vs Cervantes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇮 Argüello004086195569
🇨🇴 Cervantes004596215613

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.

MetricArgüelloRetiredCervantesRetired
World titles in weight classes3
Professional wins82
Knockouts6545
Title defences1815
Professional bouts90
World title reigns2
Career wins91
Career bouts111
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%9088
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Argüello89.4
Cervantes89.4
The people
Argüello
Cervantes

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