Who is better, Dempsey or Nava?
Jack Dempsey leads with a GOAT score of 84.3 against 84.1 for Jackie Nava — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dempsey vs Nava
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jack Dempsey above Jackie Nava: 84.3 vs 84.1. Jack Dempsey leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Jackie Nava leads on Longevity.
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DempseyWinner
84.3Dempsey wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Nava
84.1Nava wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Dempsey
84.3
Dempsey leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jack Dempsey
2. Jackie Nava
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. 🇺🇸 Jack Dempsey5 years played · career day 3,28642 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇽 Jackie Nava5 years played · career day 1,82517 title wins
-59.5% vs Dempsey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| 🇲🇽 Nava | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DempseyRetired | NavaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 1 | 3 |
| Career wins | 54 | — |
| Knockouts | 44 | — |
| Title defences | 5 | — |
| Million-dollar gates | 5 | — |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | — | 40 |
| Career knockouts | — | 16 |
| Professional bouts | — | 47 |
| Career span in years | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dempsey84.3
Nava84.1
FAQ
Where does Nava beat Dempsey?
Nava scores higher on longevity. Dempsey leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Dempsey vs Nava score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dempsey: 84.3, Nava: 84.1.
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