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Argüello vs Gómez

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GómezWinner
89.5

Gómez wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Argüello
89.4

Argüello wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇷 Wilfredo Gómez
89.5

Gómez leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Seventeen consecutive super bantamweight title defences, every one by knockout.

1. Wilfredo Gómez
89.5
2. Alexis Argüello
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. 🇵🇷 Wilfredo Gómez5 years played · career day 1,825314 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇮 Alexis Argüello5 years played · career day 1,826258 title wins
-17.8% vs Gómez at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇮 Argüello004086195569
🇵🇷 Gómez004599314672

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.

MetricArgüelloRetiredGómezRetired
World titles in weight classes33
Professional wins8244
Knockouts6542
Title defences18
Professional bouts90
Consecutive title defences by knockout17
Title fights27
Dominance w25%8892
Peak w20%9496
Longevity w20%8476
Honours w20%9090
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Gómez89.5
Argüello89.4
The people
Argüello
Gómez

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