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Haye vs Taylor

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HayeWinner
82.8

Haye wins: no category outright

Taylor
82.8

Taylor wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 David Haye
82.8

Haye leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Unified cruiserweight champion who went on to win the WBA heavyweight title.

1. David Haye
82.8
2. Jermain Taylor
82.8

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. 🇺🇸 Jermain Taylor5 years played · career day 1,82521 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 David Haye5 years played · career day 1,82517 title wins
-19.0% vs Taylor at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Haye00481725
🇺🇸 Taylor005102129

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.

MetricHayeRetiredTaylorRetired
World titles won44
Professional wins2833
Knockout wins2620
Professional losses4
Weight classes with world titles2
Undisputed titles1
Olympic medals1
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7878
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8686

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Haye82.8
Taylor82.8
The people
Haye
Taylor

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