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Cervantes vs Hill

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Antonio Cervantes above Virgil Hill: 89.4 vs 89.2. Antonio Cervantes leads on Dominance, Peak. Virgil Hill leads on Longevity.

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CervantesWinner
89.4

Cervantes wins: Dominance, Peak

Hill
89.2

Hill wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇴 Antonio Cervantes
89.4

Cervantes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Antonio Cervantes
89.4
2. Virgil Hill
89.2

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. 🇺🇸 Virgil Hill5 years played · career day 1,826289 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇴 Antonio Cervantes5 years played · career day 1,826283 title wins
-2.1% vs Hill at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇴 Cervantes004596215613
🇺🇸 Hill004596218635

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricCervantesRetiredHillRetired
World title reigns25
Title defences1520
Career wins9151
Knockouts45—
Career bouts11158
Olympic silver medals—1
Dominance w25%8884
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8692
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9292

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Cervantes89.4
Hill89.2
The people
Cervantes
Hill

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FAQ

Who is better, Cervantes or Hill?

Antonio Cervantes leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 89.2 for Virgil Hill — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Hill beat Cervantes?

Hill scores higher on longevity. Cervantes leads on peak, dominance.

How is the Cervantes vs Hill score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cervantes: 89.4, Hill: 89.2.

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