Who is better, McGirt or Spinks?
Buddy McGirt leads with a GOAT score of 83.2 against 83.1 for Michael Spinks — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McGirt vs Spinks
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Buddy McGirt above Michael Spinks: 83.2 vs 83.1. Buddy McGirt leads on Longevity. Michael Spinks leads on Dominance, Honours.
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McGirtWinner
83.2McGirt wins: Longevity
Spinks
83.1Spinks wins: Dominance, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Buddy McGirt
83.2
McGirt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Buddy McGirt
2. Michael Spinks
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Buddy McGirt5 years played · career day 1,82538 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Michael Spinks5 years played · career day 1,82519 title wins
-50.0% vs McGirt at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 McGirt | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 56 |
| 🇺🇸 Spinks | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McGirtRetired | SpinksRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles won | 2 | — |
| Professional wins | 73 | 31 |
| Knockout wins | 48 | — |
| Professional losses | 6 | — |
| Weight classes with world titles | 2 | — |
| Undisputed titles | — | 1 |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 2 |
| Career losses | — | 1 |
| Title defences | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
McGirt83.2
Spinks83.1
FAQ
Where does Spinks beat McGirt?
Spinks scores higher on dominance, honours. McGirt leads on longevity.
How is the McGirt vs Spinks score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McGirt: 83.2, Spinks: 83.1.
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