Mayweather vs Ali
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Ali wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Mayweather wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Ali leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The Greatest: three-time heavyweight champion and a global cultural force.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Mayweather — 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 | MayweatherRetired | AliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional wins | 50 | — |
| Career losses | 0 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | 5 | — |
| Title fight wins | 26 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Professional record (wins) | — | 56 |
| Losses | — | 5 |
| Heavyweight title reigns | — | 3 |
| Title bouts won | — | 22 |
| Olympic gold | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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