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Spence vs Hagler

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SpenceWinner
85.4

Spence wins: Peak, Honours

Hagler
85.4

Hagler wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Errol Spence Jr
85.4

Spence leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Unified WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight champion.

1. Errol Spence Jr
85.4
2. Marvelous Marvin Hagler
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Spence00481525
🇺🇸 Hagler00092741

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.

MetricSpenceActiveHaglerRetired
World titles won3
Professional wins28
Knockout wins22
Professional losses2
World title fights10
World titles1
Title defences12
Career wins62
Knockouts52
Undisputed reigns1
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year2
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7682
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Spence85.4
Hagler85.4
The people
Spence
Hagler

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