Who is better, Ward or Canizales?
Orlando Canizales leads with a GOAT score of 88.6 against 88.4 for Andre Ward — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ward vs Canizales
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Orlando Canizales above Andre Ward: 88.6 vs 88.4. Orlando Canizales leads on Longevity, Statistics. Andre Ward leads on Honours, Dominance.
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CanizalesWinner
88.6Canizales wins: Longevity, Statistics
Ward
88.4Ward wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Orlando Canizales
88.6
Canizales leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Orlando Canizales
2. Andre Ward
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. 🇺🇸 Orlando Canizales5 years played · career day 1,826291 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Andre Ward5 years played · career day 1,82619 title wins
-93.5% vs Canizales at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ward | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 🇺🇸 Canizales | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 220 | 641 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WardRetired | CanizalesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | 32 | — |
| Career losses | 0 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | 2 | — |
| Super Six tournament wins | 1 | — |
| Title defences | — | 16 |
| Career wins | — | 50 |
| Knockouts | — | 37 |
| World title reigns | — | 1 |
| Career bouts | — | 56 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Canizales88.6
Ward88.4
FAQ
Where does Ward beat Canizales?
Ward scores higher on dominance, honours. Canizales leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Ward vs Canizales score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ward: 88.4, Canizales: 88.6.
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