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Martin vs Shields

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ShieldsWinner
83.6

Shields wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Martin
80.7

Martin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Claressa Shields
83.6

Shields leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic golds and undisputed world champion in three weight classes.

1. Claressa Shields
83.6
2. Christy Martin
80.7

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. 🇺🇸 Christy Martin5 years played · career day 1,82524 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Claressa Shields5 years played · career day 3,28712 title wins
-50.0% vs Martin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Martin00492438
🇺🇸 Shields0000012

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.

MetricMartinRetiredShieldsActive
World titles212
Professional wins49
Knockouts31
Career losses7
Career bouts59
Olympic golds2
Undisputed titles3
Career wins16
Career defeats0
Weight classes4
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%8474
Honours w20%7686
Statistics w15%8084

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GOAT Rank · the data
Shields83.6
Martin80.7
The people
Martin
Shields

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