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Douglas vs Garcia

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GarciaWinner
76.6

Garcia wins: Dominance, Statistics

Douglas
76.0

Douglas wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ryan Garcia
76.6

Garcia leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Interim world champion known for the fastest left hook in the lightweight division.

1. Ryan Garcia
76.6
2. Buster Douglas
76.0

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. 🇺🇸 Ryan Garcia5 years played · career day 1,826378 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Buster Douglas5 years played · career day 1,82517 title wins
-95.5% vs Garcia at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Douglas00481725
🇺🇸 Garcia0064134292712

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.

MetricDouglasRetiredGarciaActive
World heavyweight titles1
Professional wins3824
Knockouts2520
Professional bouts46
Title defences0
Interim world titles1
Pay-per-view headline events4
Amateur national titles15
Dominance w25%7074
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7268
Honours w20%7068
Statistics w15%7886

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Garcia76.6
Douglas76.0
The people
Douglas
Garcia

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