Who is better, Spence or Hagler?
Errol Spence Jr leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.4 for Marvelous Marvin Hagler — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Errol Spence Jr and Marvelous Marvin Hagler level at 85.4. Errol Spence Jr leads on Peak, Honours. Marvelous Marvin Hagler leads on Longevity.
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SpenceWinner
85.4Spence wins: Peak, Honours
Hagler
85.4Hagler wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Errol Spence Jr
85.4
Spence leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Errol Spence Jr
2. Marvelous Marvin Hagler
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. 🇺🇸 Marvelous Marvin Hagler5 years played · career day 2,19031 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Errol Spence Jr5 years played · career day 1,82618 title wins
-41.9% vs Hagler at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Spence | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 🇺🇸 Hagler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 41 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SpenceActive | HaglerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles won | 3 | — |
| Professional wins | 28 | — |
| Knockout wins | 22 | — |
| Professional losses | 2 | — |
| World title fights | 10 | — |
| World titles | — | 1 |
| Title defences | — | 12 |
| Career wins | — | 62 |
| Knockouts | — | 52 |
| Undisputed reigns | — | 1 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Spence85.4
Hagler85.4
FAQ
Where does Hagler beat Spence?
Hagler scores higher on longevity. Spence leads on peak, honours.
How is the Spence vs Hagler score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Spence: 85.4, Hagler: 85.4.
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