Golovkin vs Pacquiao
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Golovkin wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Pacquiao wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Golovkin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Unified middleweight champion with twenty consecutive title defences.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇿 Golovkin | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 292 | 644 |
| 🇵🇭 Pacquiao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
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.
| Metric | GolovkinRetired | PacquiaoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Middleweight title defences | 20 | — |
| Professional wins | 42 | — |
| Knockouts | 37 | 39 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World title reigns | 2 | — |
| World titles | — | 12 |
| Weight divisions | — | 8 |
| Career wins | — | 62 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 3 |
| Lineal titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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