Who is better, Haye or Taylor?
David Haye leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.8 for Meldrick Taylor — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Haye vs Taylor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores David Haye and Meldrick Taylor level at 82.8. David Haye leads on Honours. Meldrick Taylor leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HayeWinner
82.8Haye wins: Honours
Taylor
82.8Taylor wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 David Haye
82.8
Haye leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. David Haye
2. Meldrick Taylor
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. 🇺🇸 Meldrick Taylor5 years played · career day 1,82623 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 David Haye5 years played · career day 1,82517 title wins
-26.1% vs Taylor at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Haye | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 🇺🇸 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HayeRetired | TaylorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles won | 4 | — |
| Professional wins | 28 | 38 |
| Knockout wins | 26 | — |
| Professional losses | 4 | — |
| Weight classes with world titles | 2 | — |
| World titles in divisions | — | 2 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Career knockouts | — | 20 |
| Professional bouts | — | 46 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Haye82.8
Taylor82.8
FAQ
Where does Taylor beat Haye?
Taylor scores higher on longevity. Haye leads on honours.
How is the Haye vs Taylor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Haye: 82.8, Taylor: 82.8.
What do you think?
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