Wolfe vs Whitaker
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Whitaker wins: Longevity
Wolfe wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Whitaker leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Sweet Pea: the finest defensive boxer of his generation, champion at four weights.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Wolfe | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 |
| 🇺🇸 Whitaker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
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.
| Metric | WolfeRetired | WhitakerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Weight classes with world titles | 4 | — |
| Professional wins | 24 | 40 |
| Knockout wins | 16 | — |
| Professional losses | 1 | — |
| World title fights | 10 | — |
| Career losses | — | 4 |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 4 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Title defences | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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