McGirt vs Spinks
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McGirt wins: Longevity
Spinks wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
McGirt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-weight world champion and later a trainer of the year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 McGirt | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 56 |
| 🇺🇸 Spinks | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 |
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 | 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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