Holyfield vs Ali
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Ali wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Holyfield wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Ali leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. The Greatest: three-time heavyweight champion and a global cultural force.
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Holyfield — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | HolyfieldRetired | AliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| WBA World Heavyweight Champion | 4x | — |
| IBF World Heavyweight Champion | 3x | — |
| Sugar Ray Robinson Award | 3x | — |
| The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year | 3x | — |
| Ellis Island Medal of Honor | 1 | — |
| International Boxing Hall of Fame | 1 | — |
| WBC World Heavyweight Champion | 1 | — |
| WBC World Cruiserweight Champion | 1 | — |
| Professional record (wins) | — | 56 |
| Losses | — | 5 |
| Heavyweight title reigns | — | 3 |
| Title bouts won | — | 22 |
| Olympic gold | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 37.3 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 39.3 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 27.3 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 46.3 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 28.3 | 90 |
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