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Joshua vs Rijker

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JoshuaWinner
79.7

Joshua wins: Longevity, Honours

Rijker
79.1

Rijker wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Anthony Joshua
79.7

Joshua leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic gold in 2012 and two reigns as unified heavyweight champion.

1. Anthony Joshua
79.7
2. Lucia Rijker
79.1

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. 🇬🇧 Anthony Joshua5 years played · career day 1,82517 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Lucia Rijker5 years played · career day 1,82614 title wins
-17.6% vs Joshua at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Joshua00381724
🇳🇱 Rijker00371217

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.

MetricJoshuaActiveRijkerRetired
Olympic golds1
World heavyweight title reigns2
Professional wins28
Knockouts2514
Career losses4
Professional boxing wins17
Boxing losses0
Kickboxing record wins37
Kickboxing world titles4
Dominance w25%7684
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%7262
Honours w20%8274
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Joshua79.7
Rijker79.1
The people
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Rijker

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