Who is better, Ward or Johnson?
Andre Ward leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.4 for Jack Johnson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ward vs Johnson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Andre Ward and Jack Johnson level at 88.4. Andre Ward leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Jack Johnson leads on Longevity.
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WardWinner
88.4Ward wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Johnson
88.4Johnson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Andre Ward
88.4
Ward leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andre Ward
2. Jack Johnson
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. 🇺🇸 Jack Johnson5 years played · career day 3,28546 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Andre Ward5 years played · career day 1,82619 title wins
-58.7% vs Johnson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ward | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 🇺🇸 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WardRetired | JohnsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | 32 | — |
| Career losses | 0 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | 2 | — |
| Super Six tournament wins | 1 | — |
| World titles | — | 1 |
| Career wins | — | 73 |
| Knockouts | — | 40 |
| Title defences | — | 9 |
| Years as champion | — | 7 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ward88.4
Johnson88.4
FAQ
Where does Johnson beat Ward?
Johnson scores higher on longevity. Ward leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Ward vs Johnson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ward: 88.4, Johnson: 88.4.
What do you think?
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