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García vs Shields

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GarcíaWinner
83.6

García wins: Longevity, Statistics

Shields
83.6

Shields wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Danny García
83.6

García leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Undisputed light welterweight champion and later WBC welterweight titleholder.

1. Danny García
83.6
2. Claressa Shields
83.6

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 García005102130
🇺🇸 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.

MetricGarcíaActiveShieldsActive
World titles won4
Professional wins37
Knockout wins21
Professional losses3
Weight classes with world titles2
Olympic golds2
Undisputed titles3
World titles12
Career wins16
Career defeats0
Weight classes4
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8474
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
García83.6
Shields83.6
The people
García
Shields

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