Who is better, Shields or García?
Claressa Shields leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.6 for Danny García — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Shields vs García
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Claressa Shields and Danny García level at 83.6. Claressa Shields leads on Dominance, Honours. Danny García leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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ShieldsWinner
83.6Shields wins: Dominance, Honours
García
83.6García wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Claressa Shields
83.6
Shields leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Claressa Shields
2. Danny García
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Danny García5 years played · career day 1,82521 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Claressa Shields5 years played · career day 3,28712 title wins
-42.9% vs García at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 🇺🇸 García | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ShieldsActive | GarcíaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Undisputed titles | 3 | — |
| World titles | 12 | — |
| Career wins | 16 | — |
| Career defeats | 0 | — |
| Weight classes | 4 | — |
| World titles won | — | 4 |
| Professional wins | — | 37 |
| Knockout wins | — | 21 |
| Professional losses | — | 3 |
| Weight classes with world titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Shields83.6
García83.6
FAQ
Where does García beat Shields?
García scores higher on statistics, longevity. Shields leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Shields vs García score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Shields: 83.6, García: 83.6.
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