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Martin vs Spinks

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SpinksWinner
83.1

Spinks wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Martin
80.7

Martin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Spinks
83.1

Spinks leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Undisputed light heavyweight king who beat Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title.

1. Michael Spinks
83.1
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. 🇺🇸 Michael Spinks5 years played · career day 1,82519 title wins
-20.8% vs Martin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Martin00492438
🇺🇸 Spinks00491927

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.

MetricMartinRetiredSpinksRetired
World titles2
Professional wins4931
Knockouts31
Career losses71
Career bouts59
Undisputed titles1
World titles in weight classes2
Title defences10
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%8472
Honours w20%7684
Statistics w15%8086

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Spinks83.1
Martin80.7
The people
Martin
Spinks

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