Foster vs Canelo
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Foster wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Canelo wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Foster leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Fourteen light heavyweight title defences and one of the division's great punchers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Foster | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 271 | 617 |
| 🇲🇽 Canelo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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 | FosterRetired | CaneloActive |
|---|---|---|
| Title defences | 14 | — |
| Professional wins | 56 | — |
| Knockouts | 46 | 39 |
| World title reign in years | 6 | — |
| Professional bouts | 65 | — |
| Undisputed reigns | — | 1 |
| World titles | — | 16 |
| Weight divisions | — | 4 |
| Career wins | — | 63 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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