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Fitzsimmons vs Abel
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FitzsimmonsWinner
88.0Fitzsimmons wins: Dominance, Honours
Abel
86.5Abel wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇬🇧 Bob Fitzsimmons
86.5
90.1 in-sport × 0.96 Global participation & competition depth
Fitzsimmons leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bob Fitzsimmonsdepth ×0.96
2. Bobby Abeldepth ×0.94
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🇬🇧 Bobby Abel5 seasons played · career day 1,825268 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Bob Fitzsimmons5 seasons played · career day 4,38219 output
-92.9% vs Abel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Fitzsimmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 🇬🇧 Abel | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 268 | 559 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FitzsimmonsRetired | AbelRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
| World titles in divisions | 3 | — |
| Professional wins | 68 | — |
| Career knockouts | 59 | — |
| Professional bouts | 92 | — |
| Career span in years | 31 | — |
| First-class runs | — | 33,124 |
| First-class centuries | — | 74 |
| Highest score | — | 357 |
| Test runs | — | 744 |
| Seasons played | — | 24 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Fitzsimmons88.0
Abel86.5
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