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Canelo vs Holyfield

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CaneloWinner
88.2

Canelo wins: Statistics

Holyfield
87.6

Holyfield wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez
88.2

Canelo leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Undisputed super middleweight champion and world titles in four divisions.

1. Canelo Álvarez
88.2
2. Evander Holyfield
87.6

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. 🇺🇸 Evander Holyfield5 years played · career day 2,55619 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇽 Canelo Álvarez5 years played · career day 3,65117 title wins
-10.5% vs Holyfield at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Canelo0000015
🇺🇸 Holyfield00001024

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.

MetricCaneloActiveHolyfieldRetired
Undisputed reigns12
World titles166
Weight divisions4
Career wins6344
Knockouts3929
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year23
Heavyweight title reigns4
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9086

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Canelo88.2
Holyfield87.6
The people
Canelo
Holyfield

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